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The Aschehoug Prize 2016 to Per Petterson

2016 petterson, per photo cato lein

NORLA offers its warmest congratulations to Per Petterson, who this week received the prestigious Aschehoug Prize.
Per Petterson is one of Norway’s most critically acclaimed contemporary authors. His books have found readers all over the world as they are translated into no less than 50 languages.

The Aschehoug Prize is published annually by the Norwegian publishing house Aschehoug. The Prize is awarded to Norwegian authors on the basis of the merit of a recent publication. It is awarded irrespective of the publisher, based on a binding recommendation from the Norwegian Critics Organization. The prize consists of a statuette and NOK 100,000.

Read more about Petterson and his books here.

More about the Aschehoug Prize.

See an updated list of previous winners (in Norwegian only) here.

(Photo: Cato Lein)

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Norway as Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse

Norway was Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2019. Please visit our website Norway2019.com for information about the project.

Frankfurt 2019