Borgny Salvesen is nominated for her book “Poems and ponderings.” (Photo Borgny Salvesen: Vennesla Tidende, Book cover: Vennesla Libris) To those of you who are dreaming of becoming a published author but feel that you are becoming too old: Borgny… Read More ›
In the film, the main character “R” is a bookworm living in his own world. (Photo: Mikrofilm) The Academy Award-winning Norwegian animation studio Mikrofilm is producing an animation film based on Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook.” The American writer has… Read More ›
Varied selection: There is something for everyone among these books. (Photo: NRK) During 2014, overwhelmingly many books that go into the depth on narrow themes were released in Norway. Literature relating only to knitted jackets, Scandinavian smokeless tobacco snus,… Read More ›
In 1885, Lars Petter Olsen Valldal in the Valldal valley in Møre og Romsdal completed the barn. Then he spent seven years building this functional and beautiful barn bridge.(Photo: Oddleiv Apneseth) Barns are an important part of Norwegian history that… Read More ›
False advertising: On page 3 of the Christmas booklet “The Girl from the Mountains”, you get the impression that the story will “turn you on”. (Photo: Lunde Forlag / Lunde Publishing) In the Norwegian Lutheran Mission’s latest edition of the… Read More ›
The Codex Regius of the Elder Edda is the most important Norse mythology source. (Photo: Icelandic Literature Center) Norse poetry bears witness to a culture with a highly developed aesthetic sense. The Elder Edda – a collection of poems about… Read More ›
Graphic novel: This is how illustrator Geir Moen visualize Henrik Ibsen’s well-known Peer Gynt (Illustration: Geir Moen / Minuskel forlag) Illustrator Geir Moen has previous used playwright Henrik Ibsen as a character in his books, but now, he has created… Read More ›
JDX – a public enemy: tg STAN – one of the most renowned theatre companies in Europe – challenges conventions with An Enemy of the People. (Photo:Tim Wouters) The International Ibsen Festival is a tribute to Norway’s greatest playwright and his… Read More ›
‘Magnhild Haalke’ by sculptor Torleif Flosand (Photo: ThorNews) Thirty years after her death, feminist writer Magnhild Haalke (1885 – 1984) finally gets the recognition she deserves: Her own statue in front of the library in Rørvik in the coastal municipality… Read More ›
Today is dedicated to all of you who just love to read. The International Book Lovers Day encourages readers all over the world to take the time to sit down and read a great book. Your favorite – which you… Read More ›
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