Elisabeth Helland Larsen, Marine Schneider (ill.)
I Am Death / I Am Life / I Am the Clown
Jeg er Døden / Jeg er Livet / Jeg er Klovnen
Søk etter “children's”
Synne Lea, Stian Hole (ill.)
You and I
Du og jeg
Kaia Dahle Nyhus
The World Said Yes!
Verden sa ja
Espen Dekko
P+E
P+E
Two weeks filled with Norwegian literature in Cairo - Norway Guest of Honour at the world’s largest Arabic book fair
From 24 January to 6 February 2024, Norway was a Guest of Honour at the Cairo International Book Fair. The fair, which is primarily a public event, had close to 5 million visitors and the press attention surrounding the Norwegian authors in the program was enormous. A total of 20 authors, translators and professionals from Norway participated. The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprised 70 events, and was opened by HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Tone E. Solheim
I am V-vida
Eg er V-vida
Martin Baldysz
Beyond the Shallows
Fallgard
Tina Åmodt - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Tina Åmodt. She has written The Other Mother (original title: Den andre moren). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Lars Mæhle and Cathrine Sandmæl - Selected Title Authors
We are happy to present our selected title author Lars Mæhle. He has written Alba og Finito – The Mystery of the Silent Parrot (original title: Alba og Finito – Mysteriet med den tause papegøyen), which is illustrated by Cathrine Sandmæl.
The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Birger Emanuelsen - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Birger Emanuelsen. He has written Before They Disappear – An attempt to understand what children are (original title: Før de forsvinner – et forsøk på å forstå hva barn er). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Veronica Salinas and Narges Mohammadi - Selected Title Authors
We are happy to present our selected title author Veronica Salinas. She has written Water Lily on the Sea (original title: Vannlilje på havet), which is illustrated by Narges Mohammadi. The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2024.
Nina Brochmann, Ellen Støkken Dahl, Magnhild Winsnes (ill.)
The Boy Book. Your Guide to Puberty
Gutteboka. Din guide til puberteten
Unni Eikeseth
Finding Places, The Search for the Brain's GPS
Jakten på stedsansen
André Bjerke (1918-1985)
Funny-verses
Moro-vers
Kirsti Kristoffersen
Celebrity Crush
Kjendiscrush
Ingeborg Arvola
The Knife in the Fire - Ruijan rannalla/Songs from the Arctic Ocean
Kniven i ilden. Ruijan rannalla / Sanger fra Ishavet
Brit Bildøen
Yellow Warning
Gult farevarsel
Why I translate Fosse: May-Brit Akerholt
May-Brit Akerholt translates Jon Fosse to English, and is fascinated by his unique voice. Here she speaks about her first encounter with Jon Fosse’s texts, how the word “yes” can have very different associations in Norwegian and English, and why she enjoys so much translating last year’s Nobel Prize Winner in Literature.
Norway is the Guest of Honor at the Cairo International Book Fair 2024, January 24 – February 6
Norway will be the Guest of Honor at the Cairo Book Fair 2024. This is a golden opportunity to strengthen the dialogue between Norway and the Arab-speaking world, by presenting the scope of Norwegian literature to an Egyptian audience. The Norwegian programme will be opened by HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Cairo January 25. The Crown Princess is Ambassador for Norwegian literature abroad. Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, will also participate in the opening of the book fair.
Why I translate Fosse: Terje Sinding
Jon Fosse’s works are available for readers and audiences all over the world. In NORLA, we want to draw attention to some of the around fifty translators who have made that possible. We are proud to present to you our new column “Why I Translate Fosse”!
First up is Terje Sinding, who translates Fosse to French, even though he is born and raised in Norway.