Toril Moi
@TorilMoi
Literature prof. Duke, researcher Norwegian National Library, writer Morgenbladet. Find me on @torilmoi.bsky.social
Jeg skriver om nærlesningens begrensinger i mitt svar til Ulrik Eriksen i Morgenbladet i dag. Er ikke veldig glad i dette bildet... morgenbladet.no/ideer/toril-mo…
The great #VigdisHjorth and I talked with @AneFarseth about life, literature and philosophy at Litteraturhuset in Oslo on June 11. Here's the podcast! shows.acast.com/litteraturhuse…
Sometimes I miss Norway..,
With a high of 100°F, Raleigh-Durham Airport broke the daily record high temperature for today, June 24. The previous record of 99°F was last set in 2010. #ncwx
Det ble en livlig prat med Vegard Larsen på NRKs #Drivkraft ! radio.nrk.no/podkast/drivkr…
This great quote by Hannah Arendt is circulating online again. Rightly so!
Åste Dokka laget podkast med meg om 1950-tallet Hør den her: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tor…
Kjempefin anmeldelse av På jakt etter Norge av Martha Norheim! i @Morgenbladet . jeg ble så glad! morgenbladet.no/boker/overrask…
I morgen onsdag på Litteraturhuset i Oslo! Ane Farsethås samtaler med Vigdis Hjorth og meg. Om filosofi og det hverdagslige. Og min bok På jakt etter Norge, og Anes samtalebiografi om meg. litteraturhuset.no/nb/arrangement…
Det er i dag! Lansering av min bok På jakt etter Norge, og Ane Farsethås' samtalebiografi med meg. I samtale med Wenche Mühleisen. På Gyldendal klokken 18 i dag! facebook.com/events/1208596…
My friend and colleague Sarah Beckwith's @DukeU stunning, moving, thoughtful reflections on how she was raped at knifepoint in London forty years ago is now out in @NewYorker newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…
My short essay on why Simone de #Beauvoir's 1954 novel The Mandarins is more relevant than ever has been published online - in Slovenian! sociolosko-drustvo.si/med-vrsticami/
My short essay on why Simone de #Beauvoir's 1954 novel The Mandarins is more relevant than ever has been published online - in Slovenian! sociolosko-drustvo.si/med-vrsticami/
We're launching På jakt etter Norge [Searching for Norway], my book on the Norwegian 1950s in Oslo, at Gyldendal, on June 10, at 6 p.m. Here's the gorgeous cover, based on Nikolai Astrup's paintings!
![TorilMoi's tweet image. We're launching På jakt etter Norge [Searching for Norway], my book on the Norwegian 1950s in Oslo, at Gyldendal, on June 10, at 6 p.m. Here's the gorgeous cover, based on Nikolai Astrup's paintings!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GrUVpveW8AA33AD.jpg)
We're thrilled to announce that Hanne Ørstavik’s Ti Amo, translated from Norwegian by Martin Aitken, has been longlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award! Our warmest congratulations to Hanne Ørstavik and her translator, Martin Aikten, on this mesmeric book.
Wittgenstein’s birthday yesterday. The one philosopher I wish everyone in the humanities would try to understand. Philosophical Investigations changed my intellectual world.
Happy B-D #135 to Ludwig Wittgenstein!
“Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.”