Åsne Seierstad

Journalist

1970-02-10

Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian journalist and author known for reportage from conflict zones. Her books include accounts from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Norway, and she is recognized for narrative non-fiction grounded in field reporting. She has received multiple journalism and literary awards.

Quotes by Åsne Seierstad

The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the scenes on a TV screen - are important.
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As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.
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