It is the publisher Vigmostad & Bjørke together with the artist Morten Traavik who are behind the biography of Shabana Rehman. The book is based on her texts and conversations she had with the author before she died last December. Now the family is reacting strongly to the fact that the biography contains doctors’ statements and legal documents that Traavik had access to when working on the book. Shabana Rehman began working on her biography with Traavik in the fall before she died. Photo: Benjamin Dyrdal / /news His brother Shakeel Rehman told news that the family does not trust the author: – Medical reports should never have been included. They were included under the pretense that they were part of Shabana’s “archive”. But the archive was a composite collection containing private documents from court cases and doctor visits. Spoke to the publisher The family says they notified the publisher to protect sensitive content and made proposals for changes. They react to the fact that the content has nevertheless been printed. – It goes without saying that such should not have been used, and we had made the publisher aware of it, says the brother. He adds that Shabana herself must have asked Traavik to shield sensitive information. Several book reviewers criticize the method and source material that Morten Traavik has used in his work on the biography. Facsimile: Screenshot – Gives a deeper understanding Anne Iversen at Vigmostad & Bjørke answers that judgments are generally public, and that Traavik has used material he himself got from Shabana. – She had taken out in advance what she wanted Traavik not to use. She has previously told about her experiences in books, on the theater stage and in other public contexts. Iversen believes that the private documents provide a deeper understanding of the challenges that Shabana has faced. Author Morten Traavik receives criticism from both his family and book reviewers about the Shabana Rehman biography Photo: Benjamin Dyrdal / news Book reviewers are also critical Shakeel Rehman is critical that Traavik has handled the pen as if it were Shabana Rehman who wrote. He has used the first-person narrator throughout the book: – This is Traavik’s book, not Shabana’s, says Shakeel. Book reviewers have also questioned the use of the oak shape and the source material for Traavik. Aftenposten’s Ingunn Økland believes the book contains very private information, and reacts to Traavik’s approach that comes out in the foreword to the book: Cathrine Krøger in Dagbladet states that Traavik’s approach is “so shameless and irresponsible that the book should never have been published.” Traavik replies that the first form was something he and Rehman agreed on. – She would very much like to have someone who was her literary voice. Her own thoughts about herself in ego form, he says.
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