''Den som henger i en tråd'' (Those Hanging by a Thread) is a 1935 novel by the

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Nini Roll Anker Nini Roll Anker (3 May 1873 – 20 May 1942) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Her books often concerned the lives of women within different social classes as well as the women's rights movement and the rights of the working class. P ...

.Hojem, Gunnar. 1996. Lyngværet – slik jeg minnes det. In: Bjørn Austigard & Rolf Strand (eds.), ''Romsdal Sogelag Årsskrift 1996'', pp. 245–281. Molde: Romsdal Sogelag, p. 276. The book portrays a women's working atmosphere in a group of seamstresses at a clothing factory and the poor conditions they worked under. The book discusses topics such as abortion, religion, and the position of women. The book is one of the most important contributions to Norwegian women's literature. The novel was adapted for television in 1980 based on a screenplay by

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and was broadcast as a series by the

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.''NRK'': Fjernsynsteatret: 26. feb. 1980 · Den som henger i en tråd 1:4
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Eli Skolmen Ryg Eli Skolmen Ryg (born 27 May 1936) is a Norwegian television producer. Her filmography include the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation television series '' Den som henger i en tråd'' (1980), ''Enerom'' (1987), ''Fortuna'' (1993), ''Offshore'' ( ...

directed the film, and it featured

Katja Medbøe Katja Maria Riosianu Medbøe (3 December 1945 – c. 13 November 1996) was a Norway, Norwegian actress. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1968, and acted both at Den Nationale Scene and at the Nationalthea ...

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, and

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''Nasjonalbiblioteket'': ''Den som henger i en tråd'' (1935)
20th-century Norwegian novels Norwegian-language novels 1935 novels {{1930s-novel-stub