Abide with me
O bli hos meg
Norway was one of the nations with the most Christian missionaries compared to the population and several thousand Norwegian children have lived separately from their family due to their parents’ mission calling.
The comic book documentary Abide with me is based on interviews with people who have grown up in the Christian mission’s custody. The missionary children’s story has not always been in line with the Christian mission’s sunshine story and many have experienced that telling about their experiences can be perceived as disloyalty to the Christian mission, parents or God.
Graphic novel of the year 2022, awarded by Oslo Comics Expo
’Looks innocent, but is very powerful (…) The form is reminiscent of the documentary genre for which Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Aleksejivitsj has become a representative. (…) You must have a heart of stone, to remain untouched by this book »
NRK
‘Her line has seldom been more expressive and never more vivid’
Morgenbladet
