Tag: authors
Huge Ibsen project only in Norwegian
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen remains one of the Norway's best-known literary figures with a large export market for his works. A huge project that...
Linn Ullmann on Cannes jury
Norwegian author Linn Ullmann, who grew up with film thanks to famous parents in the business, told reporters this week she was "honored" to...
Knausgård struggles with his fame
Author Karl Ove Knausgård has been a media darling in Norway since his series of novels hit the market last year. Rarely have any...
Another literary jubilee sparks debate
Now it's Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's turn to get some public attention, but the Norwegian government's decision to spend millions celebrating an author whose works now...
Hamsun letters reveal cold heart
Norwegian author Knut Hamsun remains a controversial figure, decades after his death. Now some old love letters he wrote to a young woman more...
'Hamsun Year' draws more critics
A controversial attempt to commemorate one of Norway's literary giants has run into a new round of trouble, just as the climax of the...
'More difficult to be gay in Norway'
A former Norwegian Justice Minister who's also a best-selling author thinks it's more difficult to be either gay or Muslim in Norway than it...
Author Anne-Cath Vestly laid to rest
Funeral services were being held in Oslo on Monday for one of Norway’s most cherished authors and entertainers. Anne-Cath Vestly, who wrote popular stories...
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