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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...

Stoltenberg scolded over book royalties

While NATO Secretary General  Jens Stoltenberg was hosting and taking part in a series of important meetings in Brussels and Munich last week, he had to...

Jon Fosse wins German honour

Acclaimed author and playwright Jon Fosse has won the 2016 Willy Brandt award for his work to promote relations between Norway and Germany, the...

Jagland soon to tell his tale

Thorbjørn Jagland kept quiet during all the recent fuss around the book released by his former rival within the Norwegian Labour Party, the current NATO chief...

Bergen’s former mayor unloads

Trude Drevland was being called everything from a "drama queen" to a bitter and disgraced politician after she released her new book this week entitled...

Holberg Prize honours Shakespeare scholar

Stephen Greenblatt, one of the world's great Shakespeare scholars, said he has no idea what he'll do with all the money attached to the Holberg...

Fassbender to star in film version of Nesbø book

Irish-German actor Michael Fassbender has landed the role of police inspector Harry Hole in the upcoming version of Norwegian author Jo Nesbø's crime novel Snømannen (The...

Norway to mount major author promotion

The Norwegian Parliament approved spending NOK 30 million (USD 3.4 million) this week to fund a major promption at the world's largest book fair...
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