Tag: authors
Norwegian released from arrest for terror financing
UPDATED: A Norwegian man who worked for a French company in Syria was arrested while changing planes at the Charles de Gaulle airport in...
Stoltenbergs delve into family’s loss
Nini Stoltenberg was the daughter of top Norwegian politicians and the sister of a prime minister, who now heads NATO, and a doctor who...
Norway loses a seafarers’ hero
Jon Michelet was a journalist, newspaper editor, local politican, labour activist, TV anchor and, most of all, a best-selling author who won lots of...
Filming re-enacted July 22 terrorist attack
Downtown Oslo was once again the scene of howling sirens, flashing blue lights, armed soldiers and terrified, injured people running for their lives during...
Poor reviews don’t dampen ‘Snowman’ sales
Cinemas in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim are reporting strong sales of tickets for the new film version of Jo Nesbø's crime novel Snømannen (The...
‘The Snowman’s’ meltdown spreads
UPDATED: Norwegian critics' frosty reception of the film version of Jo Nesbø's Snømannen (The Snowman) continued unabated on Wednesday, with national dailies Aftenposten, Dagens...
Norwegian writes porn book for children
"It's bound to spark reaction," commented one reviewer of a new children's book by radical author Gro Dahle. She's tackled uncomfortable subjects before, like...
Literature lauded in Lillehammer
Authors and artists from 24 countries were gathering in Lillehammer this week for the 23rd annual literature festival, the largest to be held in...
Knausgård offers a new look at Munch
One of Norway's most internationally prominent authors, Karl Ove Knausgård, has put together an exhibit of works by the country's most famous artist, Edvard Munch, in a...
Record run for new Nesbø book
Norwegian author Jo Nesbø was once again a center of attention in Oslo this week, when publishing company Aschehoug launched his latest crime novel starring investigator...
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