Arendal by Karl Ove Knausgård (2024)
admin The story begins with the narrator, a man named Syvert, driving home from Kongsberg where he has been on business. On the way, his car suddenly breaks down outside of…
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Fars Rygg by Niels Fredrik Dahl (2023)
The narrator, reflecting on his past, gazes out from the porch in search of his deceased father. Despite his father’s passing fourteen years prior, the narrator still yearns for him…
Lungeflyteprøven (The Lung Float Test) by Tore Renberg (2023)
Based on a true story, the novel is set in Sachsen – in and around the city of Leipzig – in the 1680s and deals with the trial of Anna…
Tollak Til Ingeborg (Tollak to Ingeborg) by Tore Renberg (2020)
In this novel, Tollak is portrayed as an eccentric, stubborn, and angry man who lives in the past and despises the modern world. His only companion is Oddo, an intellectually…
Jente, 1983 (Girl, 1983) by Linn Ullmann (2021)
Karin remembers herself in a picture from when she was 16 years old, taken by A in Paris in 1983. Her shoulders are exposed and she’s wearing long earrings. The…
Uønska åtferd (Unwanted Behaviour) by Olaug Nilssen
In the story, we follow the life of Katrine and her family over two distinct time periods – first, in the present day, and then seven years later. Present Day:…
Tung Tids Tale by Olaug Nilssen (2018)
This is an autobiographical novel that delves into the experience of raising a child with autism. Written from a mother’s perspective, the narrative revolves around her 9-year-old son, Daniel, and…
The Third Kingdom (Det tredje riket) by Karl Ove Knausgård (2022)
Karl Ove Knausgård permits the characters to reveal themselves through comprehensive descriptions. He maintains the belief that we will ultimately grasp and possibly gain insight from them. Whether the characters…
Ulvene fra evighetens skog (The Wolves of Eternity) by Karl Ove Knausgård (2021)
This is the second installment in Knausgård’s trilogy, following “The Morning Star,” published in 2020. Knausgård has been exceptionally productive, completing two substantial books in less than two years. However,…
A Shining by Jon Fosse (2022)
A man, feeling bored, goes for a drive without a specific destination. He ends up in a forest at the end of a path, and his car gets stuck in…