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Skien International Ibsen Conference 2009

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:08:15 GMT

Skien International Ibsen Conference 2009 will be held on the 10th and 11th of September 2009 at Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway. The theme of this year’s conference is The Artist Post Mortem - Managing Artistic Heritage.

Norway's Jason Now Out With Low Moon

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:06:00 GMT

Norway’s acclaimed graphic novelist Jason returns with his most eagerly awaited book yet, thanks to the inclusion of the title story, the world’s first (and likely last) chess western, originally serialized in 2008 in the New York Times Sunday Magazine “Funny Pages” section.

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Presents His Lates Book

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:19:10 GMT

The Foreign Minister Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre will discuss his book "Å gjøre en forskjell" (Making a Difference) at the Norwegian Seaman's Church.

Jan Kjærstad visits PEN World Voices Festival and Washington D.C.

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:17:00 GMT

The Norwegian author will be participating in this year PEN Festival that opens April 27. Jan Kjærstad, whose book "The Conqueror," recently was published in the United States, will also take part in several other events in New York and Washington D.C.

The Conqueror

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:18:05 GMT

Even though life is lived forward, it is always understood backward. You turn around and behold – in awe or fear – a pattern that you are not aware of having made,” Jan Kjærstad offers in his latest novel published in the United States, “The Conqueror.”

For Further Reading ...

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:29:39 GMT

List of recent Norwegian literature published in the U.S., as well as American literature that concerns Norway in some way.

Hidden Falls - Mystery and Romance in Western Norway

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:30:11 GMT

In this mystery set in Norway, an American woman’s determination to find her cousin’s killer thrusts her into danger, romance, and a quest for justice. Hidden Falls is written by Carla Danziger.

Street performance opens Hamsun Year

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:29:26 GMT

In 2009, it is 150 years since the birth of the Norwegian Nobel winning author Knut Hamsun. The anniversary was launched with a street theater performance that offered hundreds of passers-by a taste of Hamsun’s Oslo novel Hunger.

Book presentation: Siri Hustvedt - "The Sorrows of an American”

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:29:19 GMT

Meet the author Siri Hustvedt at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church as she talks about her latest book, ”The Sorrows of an American”, Thursday February 19, 6 pm.

Munch's Ibsen: Lecture and Book Signing

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:15 GMT

Dr. Joan Templeton - renowned Ibsen scholar and a professor emerita of English at Long Island University - presents her new book, Munch's Ibsen - A Painter's Visions of a Playwright at Scandinavia House.

Seierstad back with new book

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:00 GMT

Norwegian writer Åsne Seierstad – the acclaimed author of “The Bookseller of Kabul” – is back with “The Angel of Grozny”.

Last Chance to Hear Linn Ullmann Discuss her Latest Book!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:29:17 GMT

Norwegian author Linn Ullmann has emerged as one of the most distinct young Norwegian writers. Her fourth novel, A Blessed Child, is finally available to the American audience. Don't miss her appearance at 192 Books in NYC on 16 September.

British director wins the Ibsen Prize

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:08 GMT

The first International Ibsen Prize was awarded English theater and film director Peter Brook.

Fishing for his “Norwegianness”

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:30:36 GMT

After a year in Trondheim, Minnesotan Eric Dregni accounted his ‘homecoming’ in the humorous book 'In Cod We Trust'. It will have those familiar with Norwegian heritage and contemporary culture nodding their chuckling heads in consent.

Linn Ullmann's Fourth Published in the U.S.

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:47 GMT

Norwegian Author Linn Ullmann has been called one of the most distinct young Norwegian writers. Her fourth novel, “A Blessed Child,” is finally available to the American audience.

Reading at the Seamen’s Church

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:35 GMT

Roda Ahmed will read from her debut novel ”Forberedelsen” at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in New York on May 20. Presented in Norwegian.

Nesbø's U.S. Tour

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:28 GMT

“Seriously absorbing”, Entertainment Weekly called it. “Utterly delicious,” Time Out said. Jo Nesbø’ “The Redbreast” has captured the American critics. Now you can meet Nesbø at events in New York and Washington D.C.

Karin Fossum Wins L.A. Times Book Award

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:29:21 GMT

The Norwegian writer Karin Fossum just won the prestigeous Los Angeles Times Book Award for her novel "The Indian Bride".

Freihow Visits PEN

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:30:25 GMT

Norwegian author and publisher Halfdan Freihow visits PEN World Voices Festival to talk about language: In terms of translated literature, and communication with an autistic child.

Fossum and Petterson Nominated for L.A. Times Book Prizes

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:31:38 GMT

Karin Fossum’s "The Indian Bride" and Per Petterson’s novel "Out Stealing Horses" are nominated for the prestigeous Los Angeles Times Book Prizes this year.