''Vinduet'' (Norwegian: ''The Window'') is an online
literary magazine. It was a print publication between 1947 and 2021. Its first issue as purely an
online publication
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was started in Autumn 2021.
The magazine is based in Oslo, Norway.
History and profile
''Vinduet'' was founded in 1947 by
Harald Grieg
Harald Grieg (3 August 1894 – 6 October 1972) was a Norwegian publisher. He was director of Gyldendal Norsk Forlag and for many years was a leading figure in the Norwegian book industry.
Biography
Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the ...
and
Nic. Stang
Nicolay Milberg Stang (21 April 1908 – 15 July 1971) was a Norwegian academic art historian, classical philologist, editor and author.
Biography
Nicolay Stang was born at Kristiansand in Vest-Agder County, Norway. He was the son of Jo ...
. The owner is the
publishing house
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Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Four paper editions were issued annually.
In the 1960s ''Vinduet'' adopted the eclectic thinking in dealing with literary work.
At the end of this period it was under the influence of younger leftist intellectuals.
[ The magazine presents fictional texts, articles about various kinds of literature, and book reviews.
]
Editors-in-chief
Nikolaj Frobenius
Nikolaj Frobenius (born 29 September 1965) is a Norwegian novelist and screen writer.
Frobenius was born in Oslo, but grew up at Rykkinn. He studied film writing and research at LCP, London. He has written several books and screenplays, including ...
was the editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the magazine at the end of the 1990s.[ As of April 2021 the editors-in-chief were Simen V. Gonsholt and Ola Innset.][
]
See also
*List of magazines in Norway
In Norway, the number of women's magazines in 2013 were 17, whereas there were only three men's magazines. The circulation of Norwegian magazines declined 32% from 2004 to 2012.
The following is a list of Norwegian magazines, listed by circulati ...
* List of literary magazines
References
External links
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