In 1949, the story about Karius and Bactus was published by the Norwegian author Thorbjørn Egner. It is about two ‘tooth trolls’ – and a pun on dental caries and bacteria. The two trolls live in Jens’ mouth who hates… Read More ›
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The Norwegian “Easter-Crime” Phenomena
1923 Book Cover: ‘”The Bergen Train Robbed Last Night” Norwegians, Easter and crime literature belong together like horse and carriage. This special Norwegian tradition started as early as 1923 through a creative campaign in a national newspaper. A publisher at… Read More ›
The Book About Firewood – A Bestseller
Everything about wood hogging, stacking and drying – and the soul of firing wood. Author Lars Mytting has written ‘The Book About Firewood’ that became one of the best-selling books in 2011 with about 50.000 sold copies. Impressive, considering that… Read More ›
The Book Boat Epos – A Floating Library
Norway is widely known for its many mountains, its mile long, vivid coastline and its many fjords. Due to the last ice age, the Norwegian landscape was shaped for thousands of years when the glaciers carved the mountains into these… Read More ›
China Míeville Honor Guest at Norwegian Fantasy Festival
World famous sci-fi and fantasy writer China Míeville visits Norway as guest of honor at the Norcon Festival. The festival is dedicated to sci-fi and fantasy literature, and is one of the best literary Con’s in Norway at the time…. Read More ›
‘Morgan Kane’ – a Western Hero
Morgan Kane is the hero in a book series written by the Norwegian author Kjell Hallbing, under the pseudonym “Louis Masterson.” The Morgan Kane series has become the greatest success in modern Norwegian leisure literature, and is unique in Norwegian… Read More ›
Jo Nesbø – Norwegian Crime Writer With International Success
In Nielsen’s UK bestselling books of 2011, the Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø has 5 books in top 100! ‘With his eight internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole, Jo Nesbø has achieved an unparalleled success both in his… Read More ›