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Royal opening for literature festival
Crown Princess Mette-Marit set off on her second annual literary train ride on Tuesday and then opened a literature festival in Lillehammer. For the...
Knausgård goes on the warpath
Norway's celebrity author Karl Ove Knausgård seemed to suddenly take on the role of Scandinavian grouch this week, blasting both his own native Norway...
Author faces another court challenge
Norwegian author Åsne Seierstad scored a legal victory this week over the Kabul bookseller who formed the basis for one of her first books to...
Authors aim for more success in US
Two Norwegian authors, Per Petterson and Åsne Seierstad, are hoping to snare more readers in the US, by heading off on tour to promote...
Nesbø’s books still selling well
Norwegian author Jo Nesbø sold 860,000 books printed in English for more than NOK 60 million last year, reports newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN). The...
Hamsun’s meeting with Adolf Hitler
A controversial meeting between Norwegian author and Nobel laureate Knut Hamsun and Adolf Hitler in June 1943 is the subject of a new book published in...
Football boss fends off bribery claim
The president of Norway's football federation, Yngve Hallén, was vigorously denying corruption claims on Friday. The claims are made in a new book about alleged...
Ibsen prizewinner gives up proceeds
The controversial winner of this year's International Ibsen Award, Austrian author Peter Handke, feels he has received an "unfriendly" reception in Norway after being met with...
Crime authors making a killing
The Scandinavian Noir genre is alive and well, with top authors Jo Nesbø, Tom Egeland and Hanne Kristin Rohde topping the Norwegian bestseller lists...
Knausgård lauded in the US
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård was hailed as a genius during his New York book tour last week, marking the US release of his...
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