Fugl (novel)
| Author | Sigbjørn Skåden |
|---|---|
| Translators | Marina Heide (published in French as Oiseau in 2021) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Subject | Space colonization, Climate fiction, Indigenous peoples, Language death |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Cappelen Damm |
Publication date | 2019 |
| Publication place | Norway, Sápmi |
| Pages | 124 |
| ISBN | 9788202621452 |
Fugl (in English: "Bird") is a 2019 Norwegian science fiction novel by Sigbjørn Skåden, and is the first science fiction novel written by a Sámi author. Fugl tells the story of a small human colony on a distant planet where speech cannot be heard. Fugl is Skåden's first novel written in Norwegian, and has been interpreted as an allegory of the Sámi peoples' loss of their language due to forced assimilation and Norwegianization. Fugl was translated to French by Marina Heide as Oiseau in 2021.