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Mengele Zoo
Author	Gert Nygårdshaug
Language	Norwegian
Publication date	1989
ISBN	9-585-63602-6

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Mengele Zoo is a novel from 1989 by the Norwegian author Gert Nygårdshaug.

The story is about "Mino Aquiles Portoguesa" who is born in a village in Latin America's rain forests. His father teaches him to hunt butterflies. One day a disaster destroys his village, and "Mino" has to go out into the world alone. Eventually, he founds the "Mariposa Movement", named after (the fictional) butterfly species Mariposa mimosa. Mariposa is Spanish for "butterfly".

The book deals with topics such as environmental protection, north-south conflict and imperialism, and how you choose to prioritize their values. Despite the fact that Mengele Zoo describes the world as seen from one of the earth's most wanted terrorists' eyes, it is easy for the reader to take sides with "Mino" throughout the book. The character "Mino" appears also in later of Nygårdshaug's novels.

In May 2008 it was known that Nils Gaup was planning a film adaptation of the book. A Hollywood-based film production company first obtained the rights to the book, but because of financial problems they returned to Norway and the film was never produced.

The book was translated to French along with its two following books. A translation to English was started, but never finished.

Awards

The book was voted "people's all time favourite" at the festival Lillehammer litteraturfestival in 2007. ^[1]

References

^ Wilhelmsen, Ken Willy (01.06.2007): «Mengele Zoo beste norske». NRK.no. Besøkt 03.10.2008.

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[1] Wilhelmsen, Ken Willy (01.06.2007): «Mengele Zoo beste norske». NRK.no. Besøkt 03.10.2008.

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-'''Mengele Zoo''' is a [[novel]] from [[1989]] by the [[Norwegian literature|Norwegian author]] [[Gert Nygårdshaug]].
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+| language          = [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
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+'''''Mengele Zoo''''' is a [[novel]] from 1989 by the [[Norwegian literature|Norwegian author]] [[Gert Nygårdshaug]].
-The story is about "Mino Aquiles Portoguese" who is born in a village in [[Latin America]]'s [[rain forest]]s. His father teaches him to hunt butterflies. One day a disaster ruin his village, and "Mino" has to go out into the world alone. Eventually, he is the founder of "Mariposa Movement", named after (the fictional) butterfly species Mariposa mimosa. Mariposa is Spanish for "butterfly".
+The story is about "Mino Aquiles Portoguesa" who is born in a village in [[Latin America]]'s [[rain forest]]s. His father teaches him to hunt butterflies. One day a disaster destroys his village, and "Mino" has to go out into the world alone. Eventually, he founds the "Mariposa Movement", named after (the fictional) butterfly species Mariposa mimosa. Mariposa is Spanish for "butterfly".
-The book deals with topics such as [[environmental protection]], [[north-south conflict]] and [[imperialism]], and how you choose to prioritize their values. Despite the fact that Mengele Zoo describes the world as seen from one of  the earth's most wanted [[terrorist]]s' eyes, it is easy for the reader to take sides with "Mino" throughout the book. The character "Mino" appears also in later of Nygårdshaug's novels.
+The book deals with topics such as [[environmental protection]], [[Global North and Global South|north-south conflict]] and [[imperialism]], and how you choose to prioritize their values. Despite the fact that ''Mengele Zoo'' describes the world as seen from one of  the earth's most wanted [[terrorist]]s' eyes, it is easy for the reader to take sides with "Mino" throughout the book. The character "Mino" appears also in later of Nygårdshaug's novels.
-In May [[2008]] it was known that [[Nils Gaup]] is planning an film adaptation of the book. The rights to the book was first in a Hollywood based film production company, but because of financial problems did they return to Norway. It boasts an international manufacturing.
+In May 2008 it was known that [[Nils Gaup]] was planning a film adaptation of the book. A Hollywood-based film production company first obtained the rights to the book, but because of financial problems they returned to Norway and the film was never produced.
-The novel is not translated into English.
+The book was translated to French along with its two following books. A translation to English was started, but never finished.
 == Awards ==
-The book was voted "people's all time favourite" the festival at ''Lillehammer litteraturfestival'' in 2007. <ref>[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/skrablikk/1.2581278 Wilhelmsen, Ken Willy (01.06.2007): «Mengele Zoo beste norske». NRK.no. Besøkt 03.10.2008.]</ref>
+The book was voted "people's all time favourite" at the festival ''Lillehammer litteraturfestival'' in 2007. <ref>[http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/skrablikk/1.2581278 Wilhelmsen, Ken Willy (01.06.2007): «Mengele Zoo beste norske». NRK.no. Besøkt 03.10.2008.]</ref>
 ==References==
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-{{novel-stub}}
+{{1980s-novel-stub}}
-[[Category:Norwegian novels]]
+[[Category:1989 Norwegian novels]]
-[[Category:1989 in literature]]
+[[Category:Eco-terrorism in fiction]]
+[[Category:20th-century Norwegian novels]]