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""Krouk displays an impressive knowledge of world affairs and is capable of painting a rich, yet clear background concerning Grieg's actions, reflections, and publications.""--Monika Zagar, University of Minnesota ""Krouk's book both nuances and explains Grieg's position, by interpreting how he deals with the political and historical situation he needs to confront. Simultaneously, Krouk manages to bring out the difficulties of an intellectual person, when facing extreme ideological conflicts such as they developed during the wars.""--Christine Hamm, University of Bergen ""A meticulous and comprehensively researched work of original scholarship that is a highly recommended addition to personal, college and university library collections, The Making of an Antifascist: Nordahl Grieg between the World Wars by Professor Dean Krouk informatively presents a masterpiece of political and literary biography.""--Midwest Book Review

Krouk displays an impressive knowledge of world affairs and is capable of painting a rich, yet clear background concerning Grieg's actions, reflections, and publications. --Monika Zagar, University of Minnesota Krouk's book both nuances and explains Grieg's position, by interpreting how he deals with the political and historical situation he needs to confront. Simultaneously, Krouk manages to bring out the difficulties of an intellectual person, when facing extreme ideological conflicts such as they developed during the wars. --Christine Hamm, University of Bergen A meticulous and comprehensively researched work of original scholarship that is a highly recommended addition to personal, college and university library collections, The Making of an Antifascist: Nordahl Grieg between the World Wars by Professor Dean Krouk informatively presents a masterpiece of political and literary biography. --Midwest Book Review

Krouk displays an impressive knowledge of world affairs and is capable of painting a rich, yet clear background concerning Grieg's actions, reflections, and publications. --Monika Zagar, University of Minnesota Krouk's book both nuances and explains Grieg's position, by interpreting how he deals with the political and historical situation he needs to confront. Simultaneously, Krouk manages to bring out the difficulties of an intellectual person, when facing extreme ideological conflicts such as they developed during the wars. --Christine Hamm, University of Bergen

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Dean Krouk is an associate professor of Scandinavian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of Fascism and Modernist Literature in Norway and has published many articles about modern and contemporary Norwegian literature.

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