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THE MYSTERIOUS OBERON QVIST
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2018

THE MYSTERIOUS OBERON QVIST

Knut Nærum

Oberon Qvist, known from Knut Nærum's critically acclaimed crime novels Boat of the Dead and Voodoo on the West Side, solves nine mysteries. In the tenth it seems he is the murderer. In classic fair-play tradition, all clues are put on the table so that the observant reader can find the explanation themselves. Oberon Qvist is a long love letter to the golden age of classic crime.

THE TRUE HORIZON
12…567…2324
Literature and Fiction2018 · 72 pp

THE TRUE HORIZON

Lisa Him-Jensen

Lisa Him-Jensen's poetry is about insolence, voicelessness and doubt, about longing, lust and trust; and about the possibility of change in another person. A person who also remains a closed world. An element that recurs in Lisa Him-Jensen is the desire for transparency, that the world should be as it seems, in other words that we should be able to describe it – understand and make ourselves understood.

The Water´s Edge
Literature and Fiction / Mystery and Crime2018 · 240 pp

The Water´s Edge

Karin Fossum

A middle-aged couple out walking in the woods discover the body of a half-naked boy. To Kristine´s horror her husband, Reinhardt, begins to take photographs of the body on his mobile phone. But this proves only the beginning of his obsession with the case. Inspector Sejer is called to the scene, but he can find no immediate cause of death, nor can he uncover the identity of the agitated man that the couple saw moments before their discovery. Then a second boy goes missing and the once peaceful community is left deeply shaken. This is the eighth book about Inspector Sejer.An exceptionally fine story, Fossum´s real narrative appeal rests on her ability to see the humanity in even the most wretched soul.NEW YORK TIMESIf you´re in search of an antidote to the in-your-face energy of American crime fiction, this quiet, slender, bracingly bleak tale could well be it.SUNDAY TIMESTaut, tense...The Water´s Edge can scarcely be better.INDEPENDANT

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The Third Sister
Mystery and Crime2018 · 432 pp

The Third Sister

Terje Bjøranger

Three sisters. Two murdered. One witness. Nadia should have been killed. Her sisters Samira and Nazma are brutally murdered, but Nadia manages to hide just in time. Who is behind the murders? Why were the sisters killed? What will happen to Nadia? As the case unravels, it takes us into closed environments in Oslo and faraway villages in Pakistan. Mikkel, a journalist, colleague and friend of Nadia, is the one who will seek to find the answer to the mystery. The third sister is a dramatic story, told in a realistic and direct way. And the author never let the narrative become dry and theoretical, all the way illustrating what he wants us to see in an action-packed way. Presenting his agenda without letting it affect the nerve and the level of action. DAGBLADET

Where it Burns
Literature and Fiction2018 · 240 pp

Where it Burns

Benedicte Meyer Kroneberg

B. lives in Singapore and works at a shelter for women who have fled from their employer. They have arrived in the country looking for a better life, but the working conditions are demanding, and for many, life has become a nightmare. We follow B. over the course of a dramatic day, both for herself and for the women, balancing precariously between safety and danger. An intense depiction of happiness and misfortune. Where It Burns is a disturbing novel about modern slavery and personal responsibility. ‘… an ambitious and impressive novel rich in perspectives.’ STAVANGER AFTENBLAD ‘Where it Burns places it self at an arm's length, from exhausting thoughts and twisted perspectives. All in all, Benedicte Meyer Kroneberg's hushed writing creates the feeling that the author actually ventures where it is burning.’ MORGENBLADET ‘A novel whose author and protagonist literally takes its title seriously by going where it burns for themselves and in the world right now.’ VG

WHERE YOU STAND IS THE NAVE OF PAIN
Literature and Fiction2018 · 368 pp

WHERE YOU STAND IS THE NAVE OF PAIN

Astrid Nordang

The title is a quote from Nelly Sachs, whom the main character in the novel is struggling to translate. Our hero finds herself in a failing relationship. They have bought a farm/place together that they have done up and made their own. An old derelict smallholding that has been transformed into a free artistic paradise on the bank of the Tyrifjord. But that was before … now the cracks are starting to show.

Dirty Things
Literature and Fiction2018 · 224 pp

Dirty Things

Stig Sæterbakken

An exploratory collection of essays from the period between 2002 and 2009, about topics like tolerance, tenderness, religion, politics, music, the need to be well-dressed, the obscene and melancholy enjoyment, exaggeration, death, beauty, utopia, terror, torture, truth, alcohol in general, Scottish malt whisky in particular. Through in depth looks at authorships by writers like Nikanor Teratologen, Svein Jarvoll, Gaétan Soucy, Mircea Cartarescu and Louis-Ferdinand Céline he explores the boundaries of human thinking and experience. There are also essays about Joy Division, Joel-Peter Witkin and Gwen Stefani. The collection also contain the Sæterbakken-lecture that the writer held at the Literature House in Oslo on May 9th of 2009; "To write is expressing like a crime, what was stated as law."

DOUBLE DUVET
Literature and Fiction2018 · 192 pp

DOUBLE DUVET

Gro Dahle

Solar flares have caused a power outage, and a mother and her teenage son are sequestered in a flat. The son barely speaks, and the mother has something to hide. In the texts she writes she tries to get closer to her son. But what will happen when they have to wash in the same little pond every day, when they run out of food and when they freeze? Double Duvet is a loaded and exciting novel about what we keep to outselves.

Drama with Hilde
Literature and Fiction2018 · 208 pp

Drama with Hilde

Vigdis Hjorth

Hilde Bøe is a drama teacher, leading a seemingly quiet life with her engineer husband and her two-year-old daughter. But in this close cutting and hilarious depiction of a young modern woman, there is a lot going on on the inside. Who am I? Where am I going? Is it my own image of myself, of the pictures other have of me that is the most true? This novel was the great break through for Vigdis Hjorth as a writer.

THE DREAM BOOK
Literature and Fiction2018 · 144 pp

THE DREAM BOOK

Terje Dragseth

From time immemorial dreams have been a mystery. What really happens when we dream? According to Freud, dreams are an expression of our subconscious. But dreams have also been considered a portal to something bigger than ourselves. Dragseth has kept a diary of his dreams for a year and uses this to give us unique insight. With precision and a nose for poetry, he spans a vault where both the depth of his psyche and the occult have a place.

THE DREAM LENSES
Literature and Fiction2018 · 280 pp

THE DREAM LENSES

Stig Beite Løken

The Dream Lenses takes place in the near future, where we meet an estate agent in Stavanger, about to engage in a pilot project: The agency he is working for is to begin offering virtual viewings of properties using so-called dream lenses. Dream lenses are a technology that, in short, involve wearing a pair of lenses before sleep, allowing the user to buy "dreams" in which they can take part. A form of virtual reality where you can literally live your dreams.

BIG FIVE
Literature and Fiction2018 · 336 pp

BIG FIVE

Erlend Loe

Five individuals – a dentist, a biologist, a film editor, an author and a police detective – feel attractions and inclinations without knowing where these come from.They undergo a process of radicalisation and eventually realise that if the world is to survive, someone needs to take a stand. Big Five is a story about powerlessness, activism, non-conformance, and unbridled passion.Erlend Loe excels throughout the novel with his laconic and good-humored storytelling. He parodies modern therapeutic and organizational language in a superb way. VG – FIVE OUT OF SIX STARS Erlend Loe knows what he is making fun of. The swinging between the crazy and the serious, between wise thoughts about conservationism and Africa tourism of the quant sort, leopard fetishism on the ferry to Denmark, sodomy on Kenyan soil, a guitar playing wife, a husband that turns gay, the loss of an arm, a leg, a life – it is all there in this Loe-ish circus of seriousness and nonsense. STAVANGER AFTENBLAD – FIVE OUT OF SIX STARS A splendid satire over misguided idealism and everyday life in the society of today. Erlend Loe is something as rare as a genuine humorist. Like all comical talents of this level, he builds his slapstick on a foundation of serious engagement. In his surrealist ingenuity, he sprinkles thought provoking points all around. DAGBLADET – FIVE OUT OF SIX STARS I have not laughed as much through three hundred pages – since the last book by Erlend Loe! ADRESSEAVISA – FIVE OUT OF SIX STARS In this book Loe shares exquisite humour, elegant irony and situation comedy, as well as an oblique glance at phenomenons of our time. It is great entertainment; intelligent and subtle humour the way that only Loe knows how to write. I think this book will be one of this years most notable books, when time comes to sum it all up at the end of the year. DAG OG TID Erlend Loe’s new novel, BIG FIVE, might have hit a debate that is too painful for us to want to talk about it. The book is characterised by Loe’s wry observation and language skills, and is very funny.DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV Loe´s humour and original way to look at human characteristics are very much present in this novel. NRK

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