You may have thought my voyage into the wild, mysterious, linguistic landscape of Trøndelag was finsihed? That I had collected the last odd expression and documented the final "Hæh", and neatly bottled the essense of Trøndersk philosophy for eternity. Sorry...
Think again!
After The Trønders came out, something rather wonderful happened. The Trønders themselves started writing to me. With more words, more expressions and more stories. "Du glømt jo han"....."Å ka med ho da?"
Apparently I managed to forget quite a few important Trøndersk celebrities along the way. To whom which I express my utmost apology. In this region, which is filled with characters, it is a cultural crime. So here I go again. Updating my Trønder-series-books with loads more of information.
Because it turns out, there is no bottom to the well of Trønderisms. And definitely no shortage of Trønders who deserve space in my book.
So yes, my expedition continues.
So watch out people! Here comes the updated version:
In Trønderland Revisited: A Manifesto of Trønderism, writer and poetic outsider-insider Tania Winther returns to the land of deadpan smiles, dialectal mmm's and sideways rain. This isn't a guidebook.
It is a declaration.
A love letter.
A provocation.
This book asks: What does it mean to belong here, and how do you explain it to the rest of the world?
A huge massive thank you to you all for patiently following and reading my field notes turned into books!😊