Mutamento di Tøyen e sintomi di gentrificazione in <i>Tøyeneffekten</i> di Bjarte Breiteig

Tøyeneffekten by Bjarte Breiteig is a novel set in Oslo that tells the story of a family of white Norwegians that decide to move to the multiethnic neighbourhood of Tøyen. Historically a place of residence for the working class, since the 1970s many immigrants have settled there, so much so that Tøyen has been renamed ʻLille Pakistanʼ (Little Pakistan). The events take place in the years 2009-18, a period in which the neighbourhood goes through profound changes due to an urban regeneration intervention which, among other things, triggers gentrification mechanisms. Through the selection of some passages in which Mona’s narrative voice describes the urban context that surrounds her, this article takes a close look at Bjarte Breiteig’s artistic representation of the transformation of Tøyen.