{"id":3593,"date":"2026-05-10T07:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/10-biografier-og-memoarer-pa-engelsk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:32:41","slug":"10-biografier-og-memoarer-pa-engelsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/10-biografier-og-memoarer-pa-engelsk\/","title":{"rendered":"10 memoarer, biografier og livsfortellinger p\u00e5 engelsk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ti engelske b\u00f8ker med memoarer, biografier, forfatterintervjuer, gr\u00fcnderportretter og vitnesbyrd. Ikke alle er tradisjonelle livshistorier, og \u00e9n tittel har omstridt opphav.<\/strong><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>1. Dreams From My Father<\/h2>\n<p>Boken gir et personlig portrett av en ung mann som stiller store sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l om identitet og tilh\u00f8righet, og f\u00f8lger familiens flytting fra Kansas til Hawaii, videre til Obamas barndom i Indonesia, og til slutt en reise til Kenya for \u00e5 konfrontere farens liv og forene et delt arv. Den ble skrevet nesten femten \u00e5r f\u00f8r han ble president.<\/p>\n<p>Passer for lesere som er opptatt av personlige erindringer og sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l om opprinnelse.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n        <style id=\"nelo-reserve-product-css\">\n        .nelo-reserve-product{\n          display:grid;min-height:110px;grid-template-columns:82px minmax(0,1fr) auto;\n          align-items:stretch;gap:0;margin:1rem 0 1.45rem;padding:0;overflow:hidden;\n          border:1px solid #e9e4ee;border-radius:12px;background:#fcfbfd;\n          box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(32,17,55,.035);font-family:inherit\n        }\n        .nelo-reserve-product__image{\n          display:flex;width:82px;height:100%;min-height:108px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;\n          overflow:hidden;border:0;border-right:1px solid #f0edf3;border-radius:0;background:#fff;\n          padding:.42rem\n        }\n        .nelo-reserve-product__image img{\n          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class=\"nelo-reserve-product__name\">Dreams From My Father<\/strong>\n      <\/span>\n      <a class=\"nelo-reserve-product__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1437273965&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norli.no%2Fboker%2Fdokumentar-og-fakta%2Fhistorie-og-dokumentar%2Fbiografier-og-memoarer%2Fdreams-from-my-father\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/p>\n<h2>2. The Kinfolk Entrepreneur<\/h2>\n<p>Nathan Williams presenterer 40 kreative gr\u00fcnderes arbeid og liv i intervjuer og bilder. Portrettene spenner over bransjer fra mote til hotell og byer fra K\u00f8benhavn til Dubai, og gir et n\u00e6rg\u00e5ende, visuelt portrett av hvordan eierne h\u00e5ndterer suksess, motgang og balanse mellom arbeid og privatliv. Passer for entrepren\u00f8rer, kreative n\u00e6ringsdrivende og dem som s\u00f8ker inspirasjon til \u00e5 bygge sm\u00e5, personlige virksomheter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>L\u00e6r av erfaringer fra ulike bransjer<\/li>\n<li>Innblikk i arbeidsmilj\u00f8er<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n    <aside\n      class=\"nelo-reserve-product\"\n      data-nelo-reserve-product=\"The Kinfolk Entrepreneur\"\n              data-nelo-reserve-gtin=\"9781579657581\"\n            aria-label=\"The Kinfolk Entrepreneur hos Norli\"\n    >\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/www.norli.no\/cdn\/1759159099\/Produktbilder\/SDB\/Book\/SD%20Books\/9781579657581.jpg\"\n          alt=\"The Kinfolk Entrepreneur\"\n          width=\"82\"\n          height=\"88\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n          data-nelo-reserve-image\n        >\n      <\/span>\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__info\">\n        <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__supplier\">Norli<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"nelo-reserve-product__name\">The Kinfolk Entrepreneur<\/strong>\n      <\/span>\n      <a class=\"nelo-reserve-product__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1437273965&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norli.no%2Fboker%2Fdokumentar-og-fakta%2Fhistorie-og-dokumentar%2Fbiografier-og-memoarer%2Fthe-kinfolk-entrepreneur\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/p>\n<h2>3. Hillbilly Elegy<\/h2>\n<p>Hillbilly Elegy av J. D. Vance er en personlig erindring om oppvekst i Kentucky og familieliv preget av misbruk, alkoholisme, fattigdom og traumer. Vance skildrer hvordan besteforeldrene ga alt for barna, hans vei til juridisk fakultet ved Yale, og hvordan han mener Amerika har sviktet og foraktet den hvite arbeiderklassen. Teksten bygger p\u00e5 forfatterens egne erfaringer.<\/p>\n<p>Passer for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesere som vil ha personlige erindringer med samfunnskritisk perspektiv<\/li>\n<li>De som \u00f8nsker innsikt i utfordringer i amerikanske arbeiderklassemilj\u00f8er<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n    <aside\n      class=\"nelo-reserve-product\"\n      data-nelo-reserve-product=\"Hillbilly Elegy\"\n              data-nelo-reserve-gtin=\"9780008220563\"\n            aria-label=\"Hillbilly Elegy hos Norli\"\n    >\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/www.norli.no\/cdn\/1759763104\/Produktbilder\/FS\/Book\/SD%20Books\/9780008220563.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Hillbilly Elegy\"\n          width=\"82\"\n          height=\"88\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n          data-nelo-reserve-image\n        >\n      <\/span>\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__info\">\n        <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__supplier\">Norli<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"nelo-reserve-product__name\">Hillbilly Elegy<\/strong>\n      <\/span>\n      <a class=\"nelo-reserve-product__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1437273965&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norli.no%2Fboker%2Fdokumentar-og-fakta%2Fhistorie-og-dokumentar%2Fhillbilly-elegy\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/p>\n<h2>4. Shoe Dog<\/h2>\n<p>Phil Knight forteller hvordan han i 1962 l\u00e5nte 50 dollar og begynte \u00e5 importere rimelige, kvalitetssko fra Japan, solgt fra bagasjerommet p\u00e5 bilen. Boken beskriver tidlige triumfer, betydelige risikoer og tilbakeslag, og hvordan en liten gruppe bygde selskapet som senere ble Nike. 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Gorbachev: His Life and Times<\/h2>\n<p>William Taubmans biografi bygger basert p\u00e5 intervjuer med Gorbachev, arkivmateriale og samtaler med kremlfolk, motstandere og utenlandske ledere. Den gir en nyansert og \u00e6rlig fremstilling av en leder som satte i gang avgj\u00f8rende endringer og som har vekket sterke, polariserte vurderinger.<\/p>\n<p>Passer for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesere av historiske biografier<\/li>\n<li>De som vil forst\u00e5 Sovjetunionens oppl\u00f8sning<\/li>\n<li>Studenter og fagfolk innen moderne historie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>7. Green Was The Earth On The Seventh Day<\/h2>\n<p>Basert p\u00e5 Heyerdahls dagb\u00f8ker fra slutten av 1930-tallet skildrer boken hvordan han og hans nye kone dro til den avsidesliggende \u00f8ya Fatu-Hiva for \u00e5 s\u00f8ke tilbake til en mer naturlig og ur\u00f8rt tilv\u00e6relse. Fortellingen beskriver parets fors\u00f8k p\u00e5 \u00e5 leve avsondret og m\u00f8tet med natur, sykdom og praktiske begrensninger. Heyerdahls framstilling b\u00f8r ogs\u00e5 leses kritisk i lys av koloniale forestillinger om \u00abur\u00f8rt\u00bb natur og lokalbefolkning.<\/p>\n<p>Passer for lesere som liker reiseskildringer, personlige erindringer og milj\u00f8engasjerte fortellinger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n    <aside\n      class=\"nelo-reserve-product\"\n      data-nelo-reserve-product=\"Green Was The Earth On The Seventh Day\"\n              data-nelo-reserve-gtin=\"9780349109879\"\n            aria-label=\"Green Was The Earth On The Seventh Day hos Norli\"\n    >\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/www.norli.no\/cdn\/1759527616\/Produktbilder\/Images-Wrong\/9780349109879.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Green Was The Earth On The Seventh Day\"\n          width=\"82\"\n          height=\"88\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n          data-nelo-reserve-image\n        >\n      <\/span>\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__info\">\n        <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__supplier\">Norli<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"nelo-reserve-product__name\">Green Was The Earth On The Seventh Day<\/strong>\n      <\/span>\n      <a class=\"nelo-reserve-product__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1437273965&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norli.no%2Fboker%2Fdokumentar-og-fakta%2Fhistorie-og-dokumentar%2Fbiografier-og-memoarer%2Fgreen-was-the-earth-on-the-seventh-day\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/p>\n<h2>8. Go Ask Alice<\/h2>\n<p>Go Ask Alice ble markedsf\u00f8rt som den anonyme dagboka til en femten\u00e5rig jente, men regnes ikke som et dokumentert memoar og forbindes med redakt\u00f8ren Beatrice Sparks. Boka bruker dagbokform til en moraliserende fortelling om ungdom og rus og b\u00f8r leses som en omstridt publiseringshistorie, ikke som sikkert vitnesbyrd.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n    <aside\n      class=\"nelo-reserve-product\"\n      data-nelo-reserve-product=\"Go Ask Alice\"\n              data-nelo-reserve-gtin=\"9780099557494\"\n            aria-label=\"Go Ask Alice hos Norli\"\n    >\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/www.norli.no\/cdn\/1762430704\/Produktbilder\/FS\/Book\/Vigmostad%20%26%20Bj%C3%B8rke%20AS%20%28VB%20Import%29\/9780099557494.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Go Ask Alice\"\n          width=\"82\"\n          height=\"88\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n          data-nelo-reserve-image\n        >\n      <\/span>\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__info\">\n        <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__supplier\">Norli<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"nelo-reserve-product__name\">Go Ask Alice<\/strong>\n      <\/span>\n      <a class=\"nelo-reserve-product__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1437273965&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norli.no%2Fboker%2Fdokumentar-og-fakta%2Fhistorie-og-dokumentar%2Fbiografier-og-memoarer%2Fgo-ask-alice\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/p>\n<h2>9. Note to Self<\/h2>\n<p>Note to Self er en dagbokaktig samling av essays, brev til fortid og framtid, poesi og originalfotografi der Connor Franta viser sider av livet sitt etter hans forrige memoar. Han skriver personlig om blant annet klinisk depresjon, sosial angst, selvf\u00f8lelse og aksept, \u00f8nsket om \u00e5 bevare en autentisk identitet i en verden som prioriterer delinger og likerklikk, samt om kj\u00e6rlighet, tap og fors\u00f8ket p\u00e5 \u00e5 v\u00e6re mer til stede. Teksten fremst\u00e5r r\u00e5 og umiddelbar.<\/p>\n<p>Passer for lesere av personlige essays fra en ung digital skaper. Boka erstatter ikke profesjonell hjelp ved psykiske helseplager.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n    <aside\n      class=\"nelo-reserve-product\"\n      data-nelo-reserve-product=\"Note to Self\"\n              data-nelo-reserve-gtin=\"9781471163579\"\n            aria-label=\"Note to Self hos Norli\"\n    >\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__image\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/www.norli.no\/cdn\/1779096989\/Produktbilder\/SDB\/Book\/SD%20Books\/9781471163579.jpg\"\n          alt=\"Note to Self\"\n          width=\"82\"\n          height=\"88\"\n          loading=\"lazy\"\n          decoding=\"async\"\n          data-nelo-reserve-image\n        >\n      <\/span>\n      <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__info\">\n        <span class=\"nelo-reserve-product__supplier\">Norli<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"nelo-reserve-product__name\">Note to Self<\/strong>\n      <\/span>\n      <a class=\"nelo-reserve-product__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1437273965&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norli.no%2Fboker%2Fdokumentar-og-fakta%2Fhistorie-og-dokumentar%2Fbiografier-og-memoarer%2Fnote-to-self\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n    <\/aside>\n    <\/p>\n<h2>10. A Long Way Gone<\/h2>\n<p>Dette er en f\u00f8rsteh\u00e5ndsberetning fra Ishmael Beah, som 12-\u00e5ring flyktet fra angripende oppr\u00f8rere i Sierra Leone og senere ble tatt opp i regjeringsh\u00e6ren. Boken skildrer hvordan barn blir brukt i dagens kriger, og unders\u00f8ker hvordan et barn kan bli en deltaker i vold og hvordan man kan finne veien ut igjen. Fortellingen gir Beahs f\u00f8rstepersonsperspektiv p\u00e5 rekruttering, vold, rehabilitering og livet etter krigen.<\/p>\n<p>Passer for lesere interessert i konflikt, menneskerettigheter og personlige beretninger fra barnesoldater.<\/p>\n<p>    <section\n        class=\"nelo-live-products nelo-live-products--inline\"\n                    aria-label=\"Aktuelt produkt med aktiv pris\"\n            >\n        <div class=\"nelo-live-products__header\">\n                                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"nelo-live-products__grid\">\n                            <article\n                    class=\"nelo-live-card\"\n                                            data-nelo-product-gtin=\"9780007247097\"\n                                                                data-nelo-partner-name=\"Norli\"\n                        data-nelo-partner-url=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1487386353&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;cupa_sku=9780007247097&#038;fid=162&#038;url=https:\/\/www.norli.no\/boker\/dokumentar-og-fakta\/historie-og-dokumentar\/a-long-way-gone\"\n                                    >\n                    <a class=\"nelo-live-card__image\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1487386353&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;cupa_sku=9780007247097&#038;fid=162&#038;url=https:\/\/www.norli.no\/boker\/dokumentar-og-fakta\/historie-og-dokumentar\/a-long-way-gone\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <img src=\"https:\/\/www.norli.no\/cdn\/1778264872\/Produktbilder\/SDB\/Book\/SD%20Books\/9780007247097.jpg\" alt=\"A Long Way Gone av Ishmael Beah\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nelo-live-image>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"nelo-live-card__body\">\n                                                    <p class=\"nelo-live-card__brand\">Norli<\/p>\n                                                <h3 class=\"nelo-live-card__title\" title=\"A Long Way Gone av Ishmael Beah\">A Long Way Gone av Ishmael Beah<\/h3>\n                        <p class=\"nelo-live-card__price\">Fra 179 kr<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"nelo-live-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/at.norli.no\/t\/t?a=1487386353&#038;as=1880452445&#038;t=2&#038;tk=1&#038;cupa_sku=9780007247097&#038;fid=162&#038;url=https:\/\/www.norli.no\/boker\/dokumentar-og-fakta\/historie-og-dokumentar\/a-long-way-gone\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Se hos Norli<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nelo-book-advice\">\n<p>For andre argumenterende samfunnsb\u00f8ker, se <a href=\"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/10-engelske-boker-om-debatt-og-samfunn\/\">engelske b\u00f8ker om debatt, makt og samfunn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Kontroller hvem som faktisk forteller<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dreams from My Father<\/strong>, <strong>Shoe Dog<\/strong>, <strong>Note to Self<\/strong> og <strong>A Long Way Gone<\/strong> er f\u00f8rstepersonsfortellinger med ulike form\u00e5l. Gorbatsjov-boken er en biografi skrevet av en annen forfatter. <strong>Frantumaglia<\/strong> samler brev og intervjuer, og <strong>The Kinfolk Entrepreneur<\/strong> er en portrettsamling. <strong>Go Ask Alice<\/strong> ble markedsf\u00f8rt som en anonym dagbok, men autentisiteten er sterkt bestridt; les den som problematisk publiseringshistorie, ikke dokumentert memoar.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"nelo-editorial-meta\">\n<h2>Kilder og kontroll<\/h2>\n<p class=\"nelo-checked\"><strong>Ti titler, memoar eller biografi, samlingsformat, fortellerposisjon og omstridt autentisitet kontrollert:<\/strong> 29. juli 2026.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ti engelske memoarer, biografier og livsfortellinger \u2013 med tydelig skille mellom egen stemme, biograf, portrettsamling og omstridt autentisitet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4089,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"10 memoarer, biografier og livsfortellinger p\u00e5 engelsk","rank_math_description":"Ti engelske memoarer, biografier og livsfortellinger \u2013 med tydelig skille mellom egen stemme, biograf, portrettsamling og omstridt autentisitet.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"biografier p\u00e5 engelsk","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_og_title":"10 memoarer, biografier og livsfortellinger p\u00e5 engelsk","rank_math_og_description":"Ti engelske memoarer, biografier og livsfortellinger \u2013 med tydelig skille mellom egen stemme, biograf, portrettsamling og omstridt autentisitet."},"categories":[970,965,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biografier-og-memoarer","category-boker","category-underholdning-og-fritid"],"acf":{"partner_forhold":[{"ID":991,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2025-03-24 15:03:57","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-24 15:03:57","post_content":"","post_title":"Norli","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"norli","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-24 15:35:50","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-24 15:35:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/?post_type=partner&#038;p=991","menu_order":0,"post_type":"partner","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}]},"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-biografier-og-memoarer-pa-engelsk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3593"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8766,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593\/revisions\/8766"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner\/991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nelo.no\/blogg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}