- The Beatles are famous for protecting their music, says Beatles fan and one of the most respected music journalists in Norway, Finn Tokvam. One year ago, Kon-Tiki-directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg announced that they were planning to make… Read More ›
March 21 is World Poetry Day, and it was declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. The purpose of the day is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the… Read More ›
By Asbjørnsen & Moe [See movie trailer at the bottom of the article] THERE was once, as well could be, a king. He had two daughters, who were mean and ugly, but the third was as fair as sweet as the… Read More ›
Norway, Anette Broteng Christiansen, ThorNews Bestselling UK writer, now settled in Wales, amateur chef and self-declared chocolate addict Trisha Ashley has always had a vague idea that Norwegians eat fish for breakfast and a lot of meatballs. During the last… Read More ›
Norway, Anette Broteng Christiansen, ThorNews American mystery writer Zoë Ferraris attends Norwegian crime festival. In March, the renowned author Zoë Ferraris visits the Oslo Crime Festival. She has published several books from the Saudi Arabian community and they have been… Read More ›
The new Litteraturhus in Fredrikstad. The past week, two new houses purely dedicated to literature, so-called ‘Litteraturhus’, have opened in Norway: One in Fredrikstad and one in Bergen. For these two cities this means a new and exciting arena for… Read More ›
In the new children’s book “Salomon, the Wild Salmon – and the Big Adventure” Salomon meets an abused and depressed farmed salmon. The book is published by Vigmostad & Bjørke. The book is written by André Vaaler and is about… Read More ›
Photo: Norwegian crime author Tom Egeland. In 2012, The Crime Festival in Oslo was held for the first time, and this year it has grown considerably larger. The festival runs from March 7 to 9. Last year’s festival was an… Read More ›
In Norwegian literature there are only a few poets who can compare with the rhythmical talent Petter Dass inhabited. The unique Baroque rhythm hits you not only in the ear, but in your whole body. Like the feeling from Johann… Read More ›
Agnar Mykle (1915-1994) is regarded as one of the most important Norwegian postwar authors. His writings have had considerable influence on subsequent writer generations. His prose represents a combination of detailed poetic realism, intense sensual descriptions, great humor and deep… Read More ›
