Svein Mønnesland



Svein Karl Mønnesland (born 26 October 1943) is a Norwegian Slavist.

He was born in Skien. Since 1979 he teaches as a professor of Slavic languages at the University of Oslo. He is considered an expert in Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian), and has written numerous books and articles on Serbo-Croatian, Slavic linguistics, literature and cultural history. However, his approach to the South Slavic languages has been met with criticism. He has held a variety of positions, including that of the Nordic representative of the International Committee for Eastern Europe Research and on the Board of the Institute for Comparative Cultural Research. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Works

 * Serbia in the 19th century seen by foreigners. 2016. Novi Sad: Prometej.
 * A town in Europe through 2,400 years: Stari Grad (Pharos) on Hvar. Sypress: 2016.
 * Lær kroatisk! 2014. Oslo: Sypress.
 * National Symbols in Multi-National States. 2013. Oslo: Sypress.
 * Bosansko-turski rječnik. Nuhamed Hevai Uskufi. 2012. Tuzla: Općina Tuzla.
 * Dalmatia through foreign eyes, 2011. Zagreb: Fidipid.
 * Jezik u Bosni i Hercegovini. 2005. Sarajevo: Institut za jezik.
 * Bosnisk-kroatisk-serbisk grammatikk. 2002: Sypress.
 * 1001 days. Bosnia and Herzegovina in pictures and words. 2001. Oslo: Sypress.
 * Land ohne Wiederkehr. Ex-Jugoslawien: Die Wurzeln des Krieges. Klagenfurt: Wieder Verlag, 1997.
 * Bosnia-Hercegovina. Oslo: Sypress, 1994.
 * Kosovo. Oslo: Sypress, 1994.
 * Før Jugoslavia, og etter. Oslo: Sypress. 1992 (5. utg. 2006).
 * Norsk-bosnisk/kroatisk/serbisk ordbok. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2001.
 * Hajdemo u Jugoslaviju. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1986.

Translations
 * Jugoslavisk kvartett. Oslo. Samlaget, 1968.
 * Nattergal og våpengny. Oslo. Samlaget, 1971.
 * Vasko Popa: Den flammende ulvinnen. Solum, 1978.
 * Danilo Kiš: Et gravmæle for Boris Davidovits. Aschehoug, 1984.
 * Franc Šetinc: Adam Gabrijel. Grøndahl & Søn, 1987.
 * Aleksander Tišma: Bruk av mennesket. Gyldendal, 1988.
 * Rezak Hukanović: Helvetets tiende port. Sypress: 1993.
 * Goran Simić: Sarajevos sorg, Sypress, 1994.
 * Aleksander Tišma: Kapo. Gyldendal: 1995
 * Nura Bazdulj-Hubiar: Kjærligheten er en sihirbaz. Sypress: 1996.
 * Aleksander Tišma: Blams bok, Gyldendal, 1999.
 * Aleksander Tišma: Troskap og utroskap. Gyldendal, 2003.
 * Munib Delalić: Bare storm og solnedgang tok jeg med fra Hercegovina. Andresen & Butenschøn, 2009.
 * Goce Smilevski: Sigmund Freuds søster. Gyldendal, 2013.