Sinna man
Sinna Mann ( Bösemann ) is a Norwegian picture book written by Gro Dahle andillustratedby Svein Nyhus . The book was published in 2003 by the Norwegian publisher JW Cappelens Forlag , since 2009 on behalf of Cappelen Damm, the successor to the publishers JW Cappelens Forlag and NW Damm & Søn, who was founded in 2007.
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“Boj is listening. Something is in the living room. It's dad ”. Suddenly, however, Papa is no longer there. The eyes harden and the little boy knows immediately what is happening: Bösemann climbs up on his father's back and takes possession of the person who should show him love and affection.
The children's book Sinna Mann is about the 6-year-old boy Boj, who suffers from his father's outbursts of violence together with his mother. Gro Dahle's book describes the uncertainties, unrest and tension when the loving father changes in the family and becomes the “bad man”. Once Bösemann has taken possession, neither doors nor tears stop him. Boj's father becomes violent and he becomes a victim of his own aggressions. The little boy is sent to his room, the maternal protective instinct has long since become a routine in order to defuse the situation, at least for the child. But the walls cannot hide what is happening. The security that homes are supposed to provide has long since disappeared. Bad man lurks everywhere - always ready to jump on the father. Only outdoors does the oppressive confinement of the house dissolve. Boj meets people who can help him. Far from the clutches of the bad man, the thoughts are clearer, a little dog and a king turn out to be Boj's closest allies.
background
Sinna Mann was written on behalf of the family therapist Øivind Aschjem and the Alternative til Vold foundation as a reading book for children of all ages who suffer from domestic violence or are witnesses of violence.
After the release there was a lot of media attention in Norway. The reactions to the book have been different. Many were of the opinion that the theme and form of the children's book were too tough for children, while others saw the book as a good way of conveying the explosive topic of domestic violence. The intense poetic language with many repetitions and metaphors as well as the large, expressive images are characteristic of the style of Gro Dahle and Svein Nyhus.
Sinna Mann was first published in 2003, a new edition appeared in 2009. The book has been translated into the following languages: Chinese (published in Taiwan as 生气 的 男人, 2005), Swedish ( Den Arge , 2009), Icelandic ( Illi kall , 2010), Danish ( Vrede mand , 2011), Japanese (パ パ と 怒 り 鬼, 2011), Serbian (Љутити човек, 2012) and Polish (Zły Pan, 2013).
Sinna Mann was nominated for the literary awards Kritikerprisen and Årets vakreste bok . In 2003 , Sinna Mann received the Prize of the Ministry of Culture and Churches for children's and youth literature in the picture book category ( Kulturdepartementets bildebokpris ) .
““ Sinna Mann ”, with text by Gro Dahle and illustrations by Svein Nyhus, is a strong emotional experience!
The picture book of the year without a doubt! For adults or children? I do not know. It must be read with care. "
German translation
Bösemann was published in a translation by Christel Hildebrandt in March 2019 by NordSüd Verlag .
Award
Gro Dahle, Svein Nyhus and the translator Christel Hildebrandt were awarded the Silver Feather of the German Medical Association for Bösemann in 2019 .
Others
The book Sinna Mann by Gro Dahle served as the template for the animated film of the same name by Anita Killi , which premiered in 2009 and received numerous awards.
See also
- Sinna Mann , animated film from 2009
credentials
- ^ Sinna Mann in Chinese 2005
- ↑ Sinna Mann in Swedish 2009
- ↑ Sinna Mann in Icelandic 2010 ( memento of the original from February 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sinna Mann in Japanese 2011
- ↑ Book review by Sinna Mann on barnebokkritikk.no 2003 ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ NordSüd Verlag: publisher's page on 'Bösemann'. In: NordSüd Verlag. NordSüd Verlag AG, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Silver Spring 2019 , aerztinnenbund.de, accessed on April 21, 2020.
- ↑ Preview of the animated film Sinna Mann by Anita Killi on vimeo.com
