Books set in Norway (12)


1.
Das Eis-Schloss

Das Eis-Schloss by Tarjei Vesaas DE

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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Recommended: 01 Feb 2023

2.
Die Puppe im Gras. Norwegische Märchen

Die Puppe im Gras. Norwegische Märchen by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe DE

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Recommended: 01 Feb 2023

3.

Gjestene by Agnes Ravatn NO

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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Recommended: 25 Jan 2023

4.

Pan : uit de papieren van luitenant Thomas Glahn by Knut Hansun NL

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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Recommended: 05 Dec 2022

5.

Serpent by Silje Ulstein NL

Rating: 3     1 Vote
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Genre Crime
Recommended: 22 Jan 2023

6.

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder EN

Rating: 3.5     1913 Votes
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
The international bestseller about life, the universe and everything. When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Why does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? Who is the other girl? And who, for that matter, is Sophie herself? To solve the riddle, she uses her new knowledge of philosophy, but the truth is far stranger than she could have imagined. A phenomenal worldwide bestseller, SOPHIE'S WORLD sets out to draw teenagers into the world of Socrates, Descartes, Spinoza, Hegel and all the great phil... continue
Recommended: 06 Mar 2022

7.

The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn EN

Rating: 3.7     3 Votes
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and her job to take voluntary exile in remote house on an isolated fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is not the old man she expected. As they await the return of his wife from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement for past sins may not be enough. Haunting, consuming and powerful, "The Bird Tribunal" is a taut, exquisitely written psychological thriller that b... continue
Recommended: 19 Dec 2022

8.

The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas EN

Rating: 4     17 Votes
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
In winter, the black ice cracks like a gunshot across the lake, growing thicker and darker every night. Nearby, a frozen waterfall transforms into a fantastic, baroque structure with dripping buttresses, flying spurs of ice and translucent, sparkling towers. The schoolchildren call it the ice palace. When eleven-year-old Unn arrives in the village, she avoids the other children- she lives alone with her aunt and nurses a secret grief. But her boisterous classmate Siss refuses to be ignored and the two girls strike up an intense friendship. That is, until Unn decides to explore the Ice Palace o... continue
Recommended: 13 Oct 2022

9.

The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder EN

Rating: 3.5     12 Votes
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together' To Georg Røed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, and a story, 'The Orange Girl'. But 'The Orange Girl' is no ordinary story - it is a riddle from the past and centres around an incident in his father's youth. One day he boarded a tram and was captivated by a beautiful g... continue
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Recommended: 27 Sep 2022

10.

The Prose Edda : Tales from Norse Mythology by Snorri Sturluson EN

Rating: 3.9     14 Votes
Country: Europe / Iceland flag Iceland
Description:
The stirring, bloody, and tragic saga that inspired such artists as Wagner, Borges, and Tolkien Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the world's creation to its violent end. This robust new translation captures the magisterial sweep and startling p... continue
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Recommended: 15 Jan 2023


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