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Translator of the Month

Translators are absolutely key to spreading Norwegian literature around the world. Their work is of vital importance and to showcase this work in 2015 we started the interview series «Translator of the Month». Here we become better acquainted with translators from the Norwegian language and their challenging work, which introduces Norwegian literature to all the different languages of the world.

In 2020 our series of interviews became a translator relay, and we are thrilled to continue our interviews with translators of Norwegian literature into a myriad of languages.

Ellen Sofie Lauritzen

Men Falling
Menn som faller

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2025
Pages: 368
ISBN: 9788202800161
English synopsis available

Yu-jin Lee - Translator of the Month

Our translator of the month for April is Yu-jin Lee, who translates into Korean from Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. The Nordic fairy tales he read as a child have shaped who he is today. He studied Nordic languages at a university in Seoul, South Korea, then completed a master’s degree in literature at Stockholm University in Sweden. In 2025, he earned a PhD in Comparative Literature at Yonsei University in Seoul. Since 2007, he has translated approximately 80 books into Korean, by Nordic authors such as Hege Siri, Karl Ove Knausgård, Stian Hole, Astrid Lindgren, Tove Jansson, Stig Dagerman and Leif G. W. Persson. The inspiration for his work comes from his beloved cat, Blåhval (Blue Whale).

NORLA’s Selected Titles for Spring 2025 are here!

We at NORLA are proud and delighted to present our selected titles for the spring:

25 wonderful books which are divided into fiction and non-fiction, for both adults, children and young adults.
See all the Selected Titles here

Alexander Kielland Krag

Don’t Look Now
Ikke se nå

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Young Adult Novel
Publisher: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
Year: 2025 - Due primo May
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9788205606067

Grant guarantee for publishers of literature for children and young adults

For a limited time, NORLA guarantees that translation grants awarded to publishers of literature for children and young adults will cover 50 per cent of the translator’s fee, up to a maximum of NOK 100,000 (approx. EUR 8,300). Grants are also available for production subsidies for illustrated books. The maximum grant amount is NOK 20,000 (approx. EUR 1,650).

Kathrine Nedrejord

The Sami Problem
Sameproblemet

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Forlaget Oktober
Year: 2024
Pages: 402
ISBN: 9788249528875
English sample translation available

Anne Elvedal

You Can Call Me Jan
Du kan kalle meg Jan

Genre: Fiction
Category: Crime/Thriller
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2024
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9788202784546
English sample translation available

Henrik Ibsen, Kåre Conradi, Sunniva Fluge Hole (ill.)

An Enemy of the People – Henrik Ibsen for children
Ibsens En folkefiende

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Children’s fiction (series)
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2024
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9788202625078
English sample translation available

Norway’s Program at Leipziger Buchmesse 2025 is Out!

From March 27 to 30, 2025, Norway will be the Guest of Honour at Leipziger Buchmesse, the largest public book fair in Germany.

Birgit Skarstein, Susanne Kaluza, Leonard Furuberg (ill.)

Why Can't the Referee Score Goals? And 52 Other Questions You Might Have About Sports
Hvorfor kan ikke dommeren score mål? Og 52 andre ting du lurer på

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Non-fiction (Free standing title in a book series)
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2025
Pages: 72
ISBN: 9788202840495
English sample translation available

Iben Akerlie

Nils Non Grata
Nils non grata

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2025
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9788203454684
English sample translation available

Pernille Tufte Radeid, Jannicke Hansen (ill.)

Unsolved Mysteries from Around the World
Uløste mysterier fra hele verden

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Non-fiction
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2024
Pages: 120
ISBN: 9788202793418
English sample translation available

Cathrine Sandmæl

Girls
Jenter

Genre: Children and Young Adult
Category: Graphic Novel
Publisher: Egmont Kids Media
Year: 2024
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9788242975225
English synopsis available

Activities in 2025

Next year, Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children´s Book Fair. NORLA has invited foreign publishers and editors of children and YA literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 10 -13, 2025.

Lene Ask

Astrid Løken. Fighting with gentle hands
Astrid Løken. Å slåss med varsomme hender

Genre: Non-Fiction
Category: Graphic Novel
Publisher: No Comprendo Press
Year: 2024
Pages: 168
ISBN: 9788282551182

Kathrin Pabst - Selected Title Author

We are happy to present our selected title author Kathrin Pabst. She has written Granddad’s Bunker – A Family Story (original title: Bestefars bunker. Hvorfor krigen ikke slipper taket : en generasjonsfortelling). The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

Birgit Skarstein, Susanne Kaluza and Leonard Furuberg - Selected Title Authors

We are happy to present our selected title authors Birgit Skarstein and Susanne Kaluza. They have written Why Can’t the Referee Score Goals? (original title: Hvorfor kan ikke dommeren score mål?). The book is illustrated by Leonard Furuberg and it is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2025.

Vigdis Hjorth, Line Norman Hjorth

Like It or Lump It. The Year We Got Cancer
Kul i brystet. Året vi ble syke

Genre: Non-Fiction
Category: Narrative Non-Fiction
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2025
Pages: 396
ISBN: 9788202853945
English sample translation available

Gøril Sæther, Oda Valle (ill.)

The World of Pets. Everything You Need to Know About Our Animal Friends
Den store boka om kjæledyr

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Non-fiction
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2025 - Due March
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9788203454882
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