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Founder of Utne Reader magazine and active on a variety of cultural and civic fronts in his home city of Minneapolis and beyond, Eric Utne was also step-grandson to the late, great Brenda Ueland (1891 – 1985), an iconic figure in the American cultural landscape, most known to readers here for her enduringly popular book, If You Want to Write. Eric Utne is here today to talk about Brenda Ueland—and one of the great loves in a life that had many, the Norwegian explorer, scientist, statesman, athlete Fridtjof Nansen (1861- 1930). Brenda My Darling: The Love Letters of Fridtjof Nansen to Brenda Ueland (Utne Institute) is a fascinating trove of correspondence, edited by Eric Utne. "What is remarkable about these letters is how Nansen opens up and exposes himself for Ueland, who was younger than him by 30 years ... Over 80 years after they were written, these letters take us far from the mists and glaciers of Nansen's Arctic adventures. They give us the opportunity to admire the literary Fridtjof Nansen and his abilities as a writer of love poetry." – Per Egil Hegge, from the Foreword.
