Bjørn Hatterud - Selected Title Author
Bjørn Hatterud has written about his old tower block, and how an area in Oslo has changed through thirteen years. – The book is about power and the divide between high and low status, he says.
Nikolaj Frobenius - Selected Title Author
In ‘Exctinction’ Nikolaj Frobenius tells the story of Jonathan, who is paralyzed with sorrow after his son died in an arson attack. – The novel raises questions about whether violence is sometimes the only – and just – solution, he says.
Poem of the Week, week 41: Claes Gill "Youth in Full Flight"
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NORLA congratulates Jon Fosse as the Nobel Prize laureate in literature
It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Jon Fosse with the Nobel Prize in Literature 2023!
Katarzyna Tunkiel – Translator of the Month for October
Katarzyna Tunkiel has worked with literary translation for 15 years, and translated over 70 books from Norwegian to Polish, mainly fiction and children’s literature. Get to know October’s Translator of the Month!
Poem of the Week, week 40: Knut Ødegård "Earthsong"
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See NORLA’s Selected Titles for the Autumn!
We at NORLA are proud and also thrilled to present our selected titles for the autumn:
25 wonderful books which are divided into fiction and non-fiction, for both adults, children and young adults.
Poem of the Week, week 39: Kate Næss "Mist"
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A fond farewell to Ellen!
We must share some bittersweet news: Our colleague Ellen Trautmann Olerud, adviser for international markets, has her last day at NORLA today.
Translation Subsidy – changes in our routines
NORLA is committed to continuing to support the export of Norwegian literature through our scheme for translation subsidies. To maintain the scheme’s effectiveness, NORLA has introduced a few changes to the process. We are excited to improve our existing solutions.
Norway to be Guest of Honour at Leipzig Book Fair 2025
Norway has been offered the opportunity to be Guest of Honour at Leipzig Book Fair 2025. This is a golden chance for Norwegian literature in its breadth to reach German readers. Together with the fair the literature festival Leipzig Reads will be happening, filling the city with 3000 events in 350 different venues throughout four days. This makes the festival the biggest of its kind in Europe, placing the joy of reading and the audience in the foreground.
Poem of the Week, week 38: Tarjei Vesaas "Late, in the Yard"
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