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2020
Guest of Honour Norway – a success story

Feature — Sales record in the bookstore at the fair, full house in Norway's pavilion, huge international media attention and growth in the number of visitors at the fair*. The number of private visitors increased by 9.2 per cent from last year, not least thanks to Norway's program as Guest of Honour - "a crowd-puller" according to the Director of Frankfurter Buchmesse Juergen Boos.

One year ago in Oslo: The German-Norwegian Literary Festival

Latest — The Guest of Honour project was a perfect opportunity to revitalize the contact between Norway and Germany through joint literary and cultural projects. A year ago in Oslo the German-Norwegian literature festival "On the way to Frankfurt" Tysk-norsk litteraturfestival took place. Here is a throwback to a fantastic weekend in April!

Scandinavian feminism

Feature — Today we celebrate the International Women's Day with an article by author Marta Breen about her authorship and feminism.

2019
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019 Summarized

Latest — We are happy to share some key figures from Norway as a Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse. NORLA’s Guest of Honour project report will be presented in the first quarter of 2020.

A most heartfelt thanks our project colleagues
Poem of the Week, week 52: Halldis Moren Vesaas "Calender leaf"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Poem of the Week, week 51: Ingrid Nielsen "This Morning and Secretly (Winter Solstice)"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Poem of the Week, week 50: Rauni Magga Lukkari "They walked together"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Poem of the Week, week 49: Jan Jakob Tønseth "Night Dream"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Exploring the echoes of the city: Lars Saabye Christensen

Feature — “There were a lot of problems during the time I wrote about in 'Echoes of the City', but I stand by the fact that we’ve also lost a great deal of what we had then,” says Lars Saabye Christensen.

Poem of the Week, week 48: Eva Jensen "In front of me in the bus was a man with yellow hair"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Poem of the Week, week 47: Terje Johanssen "Northern City"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Kronprinzessin und Literaturbotschafterin

Feature — Als kleines Mädchen war Mette-Marit von Märchen fasziniert – ohne zu wissen, dass sie eines Tages selbst Prinzessin werden sollte.

Poem of the Week, week 46: Hilde Myklebust "The Winter Light"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

One Step at a Time: Torbjørn Ekelund and Erling Kagge

Feature — Why are these men going on hiking trips? Let’s instead ask: Why did you quit?

Poem of the Week, week 45: Gunnar Wærness "(the boat / 5 November 2014)"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.

Poem of the Week, week 44: Hans Børli "Love Poem After Nights of Frost"

Poem — Take part in a weekly journey through 52 poems by authors from Norway throughout 2019 – Norway’s year as Guest of Honour.