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For the Love of Cod: A Father and Son's Search for Norwegian Happiness

For the Love of Cod: A Father and Son's Search for Norwegian Happiness

Dregni, Eric

Paperback

Biographies GeneralScandinaviaScandinavian History

Publisher Price: $15.95

ISBN10: 1517915724
ISBN13: 9781517915728
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: Apr 4 2023
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.63 Width: 4.88 Depth: 8.43
Language: English

A journey to find Norway's supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy--and does it translate?

Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the happiest countries on Earth? Eric Dregni had his doubts. Years ago he and his wife had lived in this country his great-great-grandfather once fled. When their son Eilif was born there, the Norwegian government paid for the birth, gave them $5,000, and deposited $150 into their bank account every month, but surely happiness was more than a generous health care system. What about all those grim months without sun? When Eilif turned fifteen, father and son decided to go back together and investigate. For the Love of Cod is their droll report on the state of purported Norwegian bliss.

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