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Jørn Lier Horst
Translation grant for publishers in German-speaking Europe
For a limited time, NORLA guarantees that translation grants awarded to German publishers and publishers active in German-speaking Europe will cover 50 per cent of the translator’s fee, up to a maximum of NOK 100,000 (approx. EUR 8,800). Grants are awarded for translating works of fiction and general non-fiction, children’s and young adult (YA) books, and comics and graphic novels from the Norwegian and Sámi languages. Grants are available only for works originally published in Norway. The guarantee is related to Norway being Guest of Honour at the Leipzig Book Fair 2025.
The organizers
Nardeen Atrouzy
Jostein Gaarder
Ambassador for Norwegian literature
Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess loves to read and is enthusiastic about books. She is eager to share her love of reading and spread good literature. She firmly believes that there is a book for everyone.
Nisrin Maktabi-Barkouki
Bashir Hejazi
Nora Dåsnes
Marit Alette Utsi
Liv Marit Weberg
Karen Anne Buljo
Endre Lund Eriksen
Alice Lima de Faria
Bjørn Sortland
Eldrid Johansen
Jon Fosse
Norwegian literature online
Below we are offering a selection of links to websites both with samples of and about Norwegian literature in different languages.
Links to websites in Norwegian may be found here.
If you have any tips on other useful pages, we would very much appreciate hearing from you.
Biography
Jon Fosse was born 1959 in Haugesund on the Norwegian west coast. His immense œuvre written in Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations. While he is today one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world, he has also become increasingly recognized for his prose.