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The Book Review

Inside The New York Times Book Review: Mass Murder in Norway

The Book Review

The New York Times

Books, Arts

4.23.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2015

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week, Eric Schlosser discusses Asne Seierstad’s “One of Us”; Alexandra Alter has news from the literary world; Meghan O’Rourke talks about Elizabeth Alexander’s “The Light of the World”; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.

Transcript

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0:00.0

What happened in Norway on July 22, 2011? Eric Schlosser will be here to talk about his

0:08.1

review of Oz Nessiras does new book, One of Us, The Story of Anders Brevik and the

0:13.7

Massacre in Norway.

0:14.8

And it's really the worst trauma that Norway has experienced since the Second World War.

0:20.8

It's the equivalent of their 9-11.

0:22.9

How do you write a book about grieving? Megan O'Rourke will join us to talk about Elizabeth

0:26.9

Alexander's new memoir, A Light in the World.

0:29.5

She talked about one of his friends saying that her husband always made them felt feel

0:34.2

like they had all the time in the world.

0:36.3

And there is a quality of that in the writing.

0:39.0

Alexander Altowell share her notes in the publishing world and great coals has bestseller

0:43.3

news.

0:44.3

This is Inside the New York Times Book Review.

0:46.0

I'm Pamela Paul.

0:57.0

He described him as taking his time, aiming and shooting.

1:00.3

She said it was a slaughter of young people.

1:03.5

Even after the shooting began, Witnesses said Mr. Brevik, the shooter, was able to coax

1:08.9

young people out of hiding because many thought he was a police officer dressed in uniform.

1:14.1

Once they revealed themselves to him, however, the Witnesses said he opened fire again and

1:18.5

again.

1:19.5

That was part of the Times' coverage of the Massacre in Norway on July 22, 2011.

1:25.2

Eric Schlosser is here with us.

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