In the autumn of 1945, the priest Peder was given the difficult and unpopular task of providing pastoral care to Norway's most hated man, Vidkun Quisling. In a small diary, he wrote down the conversations they had in the weeks before his execution. The diary remained a family secret for decades.
In the book The Powder Tower - grandfather's conversations with Quisling journalist Håkon F. Høydal tells the story of his grandfather's meetings with Quisling. It is a unique portrait of a man in his final days, and a story that raises relevant questions: How do we talk to those we condemn? Can dialogue create change?
Håkon F. Høydal is an award-winning documentary journalist at VG, known for his podcast series Hunting Warhead and the book Abida Raja. The moment of freedom.