Literature

The second book of the Norwegian critically acclaimed Karl Ove Knausgaard's six volume book series will finally be released in the US on May 15. The book series has been an extraordinary success in Norway and Scandinavia. Knausgaard has gotten a lot of attention with the book series, where he describes stories from his life with startling insight and honesty. Read more

Anna Funder explores the destinies of persecuted German writers and intellectuals before and through World War II 'in her Miles Franklin Award winning novel All that I am. Using her novel as a backdrop, she asks how we can mobilize solidarity and hospitality for persecuted writers of today. Read more

The last week author Karl Ove Knausgård has been on tour in several American cities to promote the release of his first book in the My Struggle series. On his second visit to New York he stopped by the famous radio talk show The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC. Read more

Grete Prytz Kittelsen (1917–2010) is regarded as "the queen of Scandinavian design". Her sphere of influence in the history of decorative art and design stretches from the Scandinavian Design period, 1945–65, to today. This book is the first comprehensive presentation of her work. An artist with an exceptionally broad scope, she designed jewelry and one-of-a-kind silver articles for her family’... Read more

New book: “ The Eskimo and The Oil Man: The Battle at the Top of the World for America's Future” By travelling to the Norwegian High North, American writer Bob Reiss explores how the U.S. can learn from Norway when it comes to balancing energy use and environmental protection in the Arctic. Read more

Johan Harstad won the prestigous Norwegian Brage Award in 2008 for his thrilling novel "Darlah". In April the book will be launched on the American market entitled "172 Hours on the Moon". American publisher Little, Brown has bought the English world rights to Harstad's young adult novel. Read more