Asne Sierestad

Asne Sierestad is a Norwegian journalist and the author of the bestselling booksThe Bookseller of Kabul, about Afghanistan,101 Days, about the war in Iraq and With Their Backs to the World about Serbia.  A graduate of Oslo University with majors in Russian and philosophy she worked as a foreign correspondent for several Scandinavian newspapers and TV stations in Russia (1993-96), China (1997), The Balkans (1999-2001), Afghanistan (2001-02), Iraq (2003) and the US (2004). She is known for letting people speak for themselves, to tell their real stories, the stories we don't see on the news – stories that need time.Northern Lights: Nordic Literature, Smorrebrod and Aquavit, Saturday, March 6, 12pm./ The Human Side of Catastrophe: Chechnya, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq. Saturday, March 6, 3pm.