Feature — Lars Mytting gave the world “Norwegian Wood” a few years ago. Now he gives us a novel based on an old legend from Gudbrandsdalen, about a pair of conjoined twin sisters who were unbelievably good at weaving.
Feature — Jon Fosse’s “slow prose” has resulted in a likely new masterpiece. Considerably more extensive than Trilogy, and with an entirely new set of characters.
Feature — At the end of World War II, the former headquarters of Norway’s most infamous Nazi, Henry Rinnan – a house dubbed “Bandeklosteret” – became the home of a Jewish family, a family that later became author Simon Stranger’s in-laws. It became the starting point for a novel.
Feature — Vigdis Hjorth’s new novel, Lærerinnens sang ('The Teacher's Song', not yet published in English), is about what happens to a person when their self-esteem is broken and crushed and they are reduced to bare existence, from which they have to find a new understanding of themselves.
Feature — Trude Marstein has just published a new novel – something that doesn’t happen every year. ‘No, it doesn’t,’ smiles the author. ‘It’s six years since my last novel – too long. Three years is okay, but not six.’
Feature — Maja Lunde had last year’s best-selling novel in Germany – about bees. Now she has written about the most important and beautiful we have: Water, and love.
Feature — Desire can arise when one least expects it – and occasionally, a chance encounter can have surprising consequences. This is exactly what happens in Geir Gulliksen’s latest novel Se på oss nå (‘Look at Us Now‘).
Feature — Roy Jacobsen’s trilogy from Northern Norway has sold almost 300,000 copies in his native country. Now these “exotic” novels are conquering the world.
Feature — There’s Still Life in the Grand Old Men of Norwegian Literature. Norway’s Frankfurt 2019 initiative has given the old classics fresh relevance too. This is particularly true of Knut Hamsun and Tarjei Vesaas.
Latest — NORLA offers its warmest congratulations to Simon Stranger, winner of the 2018 Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize for his novel "Keep Saying Their Names" (original title: Leksikon om lys og mørke, published by Aschehoug).
Feature — A rejected adoption application leads a woman into madness and stalking. Brit Bildøen’s new novel is based on the author’s experiences, but also takes a purely imaginary turn.
Feature — Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen’s big breakthrough came with "Jomsviking", his novel of the Viking Age. Now protagonist Torstein Tormodson is sailing west – to Vinland.
Reading and conversation — Launch of the anthology "Das Gras hinter dem letzten Haus. Neue Literatur aus Norwegen" in Munich! Get to know Cecilie Løveid und Roskva Koritzinsky.
Reading and conversation — The author of Sophies World in a book talk with Margarete von Schwarzkopf.
Reading and conversation — A norwegian Great American Novel. Book-talk with the author and Berhard Robben.
Reading and conversation — Herzlich willkommen zu einer Lesung und einem Gespräch mit Tomas Espedal zu seinem Roman "Das Jahr".
Reading and conversation — Mona Høvring ist zu Gast in der Bonner Buchhandlung Jost und liest aus ihrem Roman "Was helfen kønnte".
Reading and conversation — Welcome to a reading with Lars Saabye Christensen about his work "Magnet" in the bookstore Logbuch in Bremen!
Reading and conversation — Welcome to a reading with Ketil Bjørnstad at the bookstore Geist in Bremen!
Reading and conversation — Sie galt als "Femme Fatale" und unterhielt enge Beziehungen zu Künstlern wie August Strindberg und Edvard Munch - mit Stefan Weidle und Lars Brandt.
Reading and conversation — Event with author Johan Harstad and Matthias Brandt at lit.Cologne.
Reading and conversation — Johan Harstad talks about attitude, sincerity, the USA and Norway, friendship and love.
Reading and conversation — The story of a love between tradition and awakening - with Lars Mytting.
Reading and conversation — Welcome to a reading and a conversation with Gabriele Haefs about the Norwegian author Alexander Kielland and his masterpiece Jakob.
Reading and conversation — What needs to happen when two who love each other, no longer can talk, live or sleep together? A reading with Geir Gulliksen.
Reading and conversation — The story of a love between tradition and awakening
Reading and conversation — Welcome to a reading and discussion with the Norwegian author Tore Renberg about the book "Angrep fra alle sider" (German: "Von allen Seiten").
Reading and conversation — Reading and conversation with Victor Boy Lindholm and Ingvild Lothe, Moderation: Maria-Christina Piwowarski