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Translator of the Month - Riina Hanso

Our Translator of the Month for December is Riina Hanso, who translates into Estonian. She has translated books within various genres: fiction, drama, crime, non-fiction and books for children and young adults, and by doing so has become “acquainted” with authors such as Henrik Ibsen, Roy Jacobsen, Merethe Lindstrøm, Jo Nesbø and Maria Parr. If there is one genre she wants to translate more of, it is definitely children’s books. And maybe poetry, in collaboration with someone.

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.

Jostein Gaarder

Just Right. A Brief Story of Almost Everything
Akkurat passe. En liten fortelling om nesten alt

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2018
Pages: 136

Tore Renberg

Ingeborg’s Tollak
Tollak til Ingeborg

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2020
Pages: 167
ISBN: 9788202645625

Lars Petter Sveen

The Art of Stuttering – Without Anyone Noticing
Kunsten å stamme - uten at noen merker det

Genre: Non-Fiction
Category: Memoir
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2022
Pages: 245
ISBN: 9788203394584

Lars Petter Sveen

Children of God
Guds barn

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2014
Pages: 256
English sample translation available

Maja Lunde

The History of Bees
Bienes historie

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2015
Pages: 457
English sample translation available

Helga Flatland

A Modern Family
En moderne familie

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug Forlag
Year: 2017
Pages: 240

Lars Petter Sveen

Five Stars
Fem stjerner

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel (Vol. 1)
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2017
Pages: 253
German and English sample translation available

Kari F. Brænne

Firmament Falling
Himmelfall

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2015
Pages: 715
ISBN: 9788203359576
English sample translation available

Roskva Koritzinsky

I Have not yet Seen The World
Jeg har ennå ikke sett verden

Genre: Fiction
Category: Short Stories
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2017
Pages: 92

Heidi Sævareid

Fault Lines
Bruddlinjer

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Young Adult Novel
Publisher: Gyldendal
Year: 2017
Pages: 304
English and German sample translation available, plus English synopsis

Heidi Sævareid

Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
Year: 2020
Pages: 260
ISBN: 9788205534322

Andreas Tjernshaugen, Sigbjørn Lilleeng (ill.)

Death-Defying Journeys: The Fantastic Tale of Migratory Birds That Fly Half-Way Around the World
Fuglenes farlige ferd, den fantastiske fortellingen om trekkfuglene som flyr halve jorda rundt

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Non-fiction
Publisher: Kagge Forlag
Year: 2024 - ultimo September
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9788248936381
English sample translation available

Gaute Heivoll

My Time in These Woods
Min tid i disse skogene

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Tiden
Year: 2024
Pages: 464
ISBN: 9788210059278
English sample translation available

Sample translations for translators

Translators abroad and in Norway can apply to NORLA for subsidies for sample translations from Norwegian books of interest.

Outi Menna - Translator of the Month

Our Translator of the Month for November is Outi Menna from Finland. Since 1998, she has translated over 200 books from Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish into Finnish – mainly adult fiction, but also books for children and young adults.
Outi holds a Master’s degree in Nordic languages and literature from the University of Helsinki and has been working as a literary translator since her student days.

Maria Parr, Åshild Irgens (ill.)

Oskar and Me
Oskar og eg

Genre: Children and Young Adult
Category: Novel
Publisher: Det norske Samlaget
Year: 2023
Pages: 196
ISBN: 9788234011450
English sample translation available

36 Norwegian Authors to Germany

From March 26 to 30, 2025, Norway will be the Guest of Honour at Leipziger Buchmesse, Germany’s largest public book fair.

Over the course of four days, NORLA will fill stages at the Leipzig Messe, and in the city itself, with a rich and varied program, where Norwegian authors and literature will have the leading role. Nearly 40 authors have accepted the invitation to participate in Leipzig, including prominent names like Vigdis Hjorth, Johan Harstad, Karl Ove Knausgård, Anna Fiske, Trude Teige, and Kristin Valla. These authors represent literature for both adults and children, in all genres.

Ida Therese Klungland

I regret nothing
Jeg angrer ikke på noe

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Young Adult Novel
Publisher: Vigmostad & Bjørke
Year: 2024
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9788241963810
English sample translation available