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The Saint Olav Festival 2013 opened today.
One of this year´s focuses is Istanbul, and yesterday afternoon Terje and I went to a presentation by the Norwegian author Thorvald Steen. Steen knows Istanbul better than most people, several of his books are translated into Turkish and he is a honorary citizen of the city.
Today´s presentation was the first in a series of four, which will be held the coming days, and the interest was much bigger than predicted. We sat som sild i tønne/like sardines in a barrel as we say in Norway, but when Steen started to talk we were soon transported far away from the crowded room.
A young woman sat on the floor, right in front of my feet.
During the one hour presentation she was busy drawing.
I spoke with her afterwards, and she told me that instead of reporting from the festival with camera and words, she has got a press accreditation as a drawer. So the coming week she will be walking around, at concerts, services, the historial market, pilgrim walks, presentations, art exhibitions, street life, and all that will be going on, using her pencils only, to tell her tales.
You can follow Live F.Olsen and her St.Olav Festival adventure
though her website
