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AFRICA
Narrative Non-fiction2019 · 392 pp

AFRICA

Tore Linné Eriksen

No continent has been populated by humans as long as Africa has, and in this book we are taken on an exciting journey, stretching from the first hunter-gatherers to the present day. The author presents up-to-date knowledge and new perspectives, highlighting Africa's contribution to our shared global history. The book is richly complemented with pictures and maps, and is aimed at both students and wider audiences. “It shouldn’t be possible to tell the history of Africa from the first humans to the present day in one book. But that is exactly what Tore Linné Eriksen has done. I believe that everyone who is, in their own way, interested in this enormous continent will find great joy delving into Africa. In addition to everything else the book has to offer, we also find an updated and extensive bibliography where the author refers to a great number of books, not least written by African authors.”Jon Magne Lund, Vårt Land (Norway)Norwegian writes about Africa in a lively and insightful way“Eriksen has now collected his impressive knowledge in his book Africa: A Complete History […] It deserves to have many readers in Denmark as well.”Klaus Winkel, globalnyt.dk (Denmark)“With an extremely successful intertwining of stories, Tore Linné Eriksen criticises dystopian portrayals of Africa […] Africa is changing and this is therefore all the more reason to read about Africa’s past and present once again – like Tore Linné Eriksen has done in this wonderful, wide-spanning book intended for the general interested reader.”Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, Klassekampen (Norway)“Africa: A Complete History is a truly glorious book to have lying out. It mustn’t be placed in an office bookshelf, but by the sofa, where grandchildren disturb the peace during calm Sunday dinners by asking questions and demanding attention: The book is a door-opener, with its many short, thematic stories which can inspire us to dig deeper […]”John Y. Jones, Ny Tid (Norway)“[The book] is extremely reader friendly. The language is simple, and the text is rich with well-titled sub-chapters and insightful figures and tables. The publisher has allowed space for pictures of art and photographs of its political development to be used richly. Africa: A Complete History is simply a beautiful, colourful book which has the potential to interest a lot of people.”Randi Rønning Balsvik, nordnorskdebatt.no (Norway)“Tore Linné Eriksen’s history of Africa is a triumph of a book […] When compressing a million years of history between two covers, in a book of scarcely 400 (large) pages, there is a danger of resorting to listing things. But Eriksen also has time for explanations and detours, to reports of individual people, cultural movements and reflections on the subject of history. Eriksen truly does paint a rich and complex picture of Africa […] deserves to remain a go-to piece of writing for many years.”Andreas Viestad, Morgenbladet (Norway)Brilliant textbook about the history of Africa“[…] Linné Eriksen argues well and convincingly for his approach to how the history of Africa can be written. In the introduction “Is it possible to write the history of Africa”, he is by far reviewing his own book. The author does not fall into old Marxist rhetoric on economic profit and neo-liberalism as the most important explanation for the lack of development. In addition, he contributes to giving nuances to the points of view of both Afro-optimists and Afro-pessimists. […] This book should be compulsory for everyone who is studying, is interested in, or is travelling to Africa.”Terje Vigtel, Bistandsaktuelt (Norway)“A superb “complete history” which depicts Africa’s variation in vegetation, culture and politics – richly illustrated with maps and diagrams. […] It is difficult to do the book justice in a short review, so let me say right away that this book is written for a general readership, and that it is extremely good. This “complete history” is told through a shrewd combination of geographic, historic, linguistic, biologic, social, economic and political perspectives, with rich content and a good flow.”Kjetil Vikene, Forskerforum 1/2020 (Norway)“Tore Linné Eriksen argues in an informal and not-at-all polemical way that there are few reasons to still be Eurocentrics. We all come from Africa anyway. […] With pictures, text boxes and pie charts, Africa does unavoidably have a certain textbook-characteristic, but in that case the book is at the top of its genre. Every caption is thought-out, and it isn’t bad to be shown how small a share of the cake an African farmer gets for a thirty-kroner cup of coffee in London (14 øre). […] With his book, Tore Linné Eriksen has proven that it is entirely possible for a general reader to find a shortcut into everything they didn’t know they wanted to know about Africa.”Knut Hoem, nrk.no (Norway)

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Never, ever, ever
Literature and Fiction2019 · 224 pp

Never, ever, ever

Linn Strømsborg

«I am 35 years old. I do not want children.It’s not something I talk to other people about. It is something that I am ashamed of, a topic I avoid; take long verbal detours around. When my friends talk about having kids, I change the topic. I do not want to be too certain or unbending, because I might suddenly wake up one day and find that I have become one of them, an ordinary woman in her thirthies wanting to get pregnant, wanting a family, wanting to expand my life, my body and my heart to make room for more than myself. You are allowed to change your mind.»The main character in Linn Strømsborg´s novel Never, ever, ever has never wanted children. She has been living with Philip for eight years, and they have agreed to not have children – up until now. Because maybe Philip might want to become a dad after all? And while her two best friends are expecting their first child, and her mother is constantly nagging about grandchildren, and her everyday life is full of parents with toddlers and births and the struggle of others to have enough time for it all, she is firm in her life and her choice about not having children. Never, ever, ever is a novel about why we have children, and why we do not have children. It is the story about choosing something other than what is expected of you, but at the same time wanting a normal life. NOMINATED TO THE NORWEGIAN BOOKSELLER AWARD Strømsborg explore motherhood through the relation the narrator holds to her own mother, her grandparents and her mothers relationship to her parents. She has interesting perspectives on Motherhood vs. Fatherhood, writes beautifully about growing up and how friendships change once someone has kids. The book is never introverted, but has a narrative driven by good dialogues and storyline. The story is elegantly composed, at times cinematic.Strømsborg has written rare and energized prose about a timely and somewhat taboo topic. ***** VGA thing that is exciting about the book is how it portrays the choice of not having children, both in a longer perspective but also in a somewhat critical period of life. Never, ever, ever shows how existentially gripping it is to see the window closing, and still tell yourself that it is the right thing to do. The novel gets very close on a childless everyday life and future. MORGENBLADET Linn Strømsborg awakens awareness about our family expectations. Her prose is pleasant and touching. KLASSEKAMPENLuckily the novel does not end up being an apology for the voluntarily childless. It is rather existential. And it is good literature. The novel describes exceptionally well the uncertainty of making such a choice, both for those who ends up with a yes and those who ends up with a no. ***** FÆDRELANDSVENNENThe issue is interesting: Why do people become so stressed out over the fact that someone would not want to have children? Never, ever, ever argues that a rich life can be lived in many ways, also without reproduction. DAGSAVISENThis book becomes more a novel the further you read. It turns from a monologue to allowing other people to make the narrative vivid. And the ending is beautiful, if not to say ugly beautiful. Strømsborg has managed to give her protagonist reflections that go beyond her choosing not to have children because there are many bars to visit and festivals to attend. There are also other interesting things to do with your life. Never, ever, ever is also a novel about the importance of friendship, and the acceptance for the choices of your friends - and not getting the same level of acceptance back from the rest of society. It is all heartfelt, tender and important. *****BOK365

Explores the challenges of not wanting children as an adult woman
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CLOSURE
Mystery and Crime2019 · 304 pp

CLOSURE

Hans Olav Lahlum

One August night, in 2010, twenty-year-old Vegard receives a dramatic message. His father has been run over on a forest road outside Hamar. Vegard rushes to the hospital, but doesn't get there in time. The police treats the incident as a crime, and Vegard suddenly finds himself having to find answers to two important things in his life: Who was his father really, and what happended to him on that forest road?

Axel Jensen
Narrative Non-fiction2019 · 624 pp

Axel Jensen

Torgrim Eggen

Author Axel Jensens life was an amazing, chaotic and mythical adventure. Torgrim Eggen has as the first one ever written a biography about Jensens remarkable artistic life - from birth until his death in 2003. WINNER OF THE BRAGE PRIZE FOR BEST NON-FICTION IN 2019 This book is cheeky, wild and strikingly beautiful in an ugly way. BOK 365 ****** Profound biography about a brilliant assholeTorgrim Eggen has achieved something remarkable with this biography; it has been a shaking and entertaining journey through the life of this genius rascal.ADRESSEAVISA ****** Masterly about Axel Jensen An engaging story, linguistically playful with an impressive scope. FÆDRELANDSVENNEN ******

Benny and the Christmas Calamity
Children's Books2019 · 152 pp · Age 9 - 12

Benny and the Christmas Calamity

Tom Erik Fure

Benny and the Christmas Calamity is an uproarious and heartwarming story about yearning for the traditions of Christmases past, doing whatever it takes to preserve those traditions at any cost, whilst simultaneously navigating the rollercoaster that is tween life. Nobody loves Christmas more than Benny. Traditional Christmas, that is. The way it’s always been. So, imagine his surprise when his parents announce, only two days before Christmas, that the family will be celebrating Christmas in the Canary Islands this year! And what’s worse: they’ll be traveling – and celebrating Christmas (!) – with friends of the family and their son, Ken. Benny’s clueless about a lot of things, but of this he is certain: there is no way he’ll be spending Christmas at the beach, strutting about in a Speedo alongside Ken with his supermodel smile, gorgeous hair, and his ability to reduce Benny to a blubbering mess just by looking at him. This calamity only has one remedy: The trip must be stopped – Benny must go berserk.

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The Mannequin Murder
Literature and Fiction2019 · 128 pp

The Mannequin Murder

Ingvild Schade

The Mannequin Murder is a fascinating and dramatic account from the literary talent Ingvild Schade. It is a beautiful and painful, burlesque and grotesque novel with unexpected twists and turns. Reviewers have compared Schade with Kurt Vonnegut, Mikhail Bulgakov and John Kennedy Toole. Karsten is a meticulous and gaping young boy living in a normal Norwegian family. His father is a doctor and his mother is an English teacher, and his little sister is still in sagging diapers. All objects and events, big or small are subject to Karsten’s intense interest and exploration – whether he is holding a lengthy lecture on the history of stones or gutting a fish for his family’s Tuesday dinner. In the scree behind the stone villa where Karsten lives, seven neighbourhood boys roll loose rocks and point their fingers at him like guns. Lately they have sent him threatening letters signed the ‘The Enemy’. However, Karsten has other things on his mind: In the compost, he has discovered the bloody corpse of a mannequin, and thus he is in full swing interrogating witnesses and filming a dramatization of the murder mystery, with his mother acting in the role of the bloody murder victim. Suddenly one morning Karsten’s father asks him to say goodbye to his childhood home. An overnight bag is packed, and his father says they are leaving for a trip – and everything is set into motion. REVIEWSIngvild Schade is in the process of creating her own literary subgenre.MORGENBLADET The protagonist of Ingvild Schade's delirious new novel has a lot in common with both Patrick Bateman and Holden Caufield. (…) With The Mannequin Murder she confirms her role as a writer who seems totally independent from the current beat and tone of Norwegian literature.DAGENS NÆRINGSLIV To master style in this way is unusual and sorely needed (…) This is a prose cornucopia, a linguistic calorie bomb. You have to read Ingvild Schade. And she needs to write more. Just a friendly suggestion. KLASSEKAMPEN Ingvild Schade follows in the footsteps of Tarjei Vesaas and Ingvar Ambjørnsen, but with a more extreme linguistic skill than them. (…) Ingvild Schade appears as a daring and energetic storyteller. AFTENPOSTEN Breathe in; put away your cell phone and stick to the text, and you are in for an entertaining and peculiar read. The Mannequin Murder delights me, and is so far this year’s greatest literary surprise. DAG OG TID

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Lost Tales From the Woods
Literature and Fiction2019 · 272 pp

Lost Tales From the Woods

Britt Karin Larsen

Deep in the woods, a woman is sitting by herself in a cabin. She's trying to write the story of her life, but memories of her past keep pushing their way in and leaving her lost for words. Instead, the woman heads out into the forest. She takes long walks and is constantly drawn towards some burnt-out ruins on the outskirts of the little village. Who was the man who lived in this house? And what connection does his story have with hers? The woman searches for answers, and slowly uncovers secrets that have long been buried. Britt Karin Larsen returns with a strong and engaging novel about yearning for closeness and belonging, about things that are kept hidden, and about the necessity of telling one's own story.

Better to just shut up!
Narrative Non-fiction2019 · 160 pp

Better to just shut up!

Frank Rossavik

A Small book about the freedom of speach crisis.Frank Rossavik is a journalist, writer, editor and commentator in the Norwegian press. In this book he asks the question: Is Freedom of Speech as we know it – one of the foundations of modern democracy – under a pressure that we have yet to see the consequences of? Rossavik has been following the development in the public debate with a special focus on self-censorship, and how we now have almost rock solid agreements on what you can and cannot say in public. With this book he delivers his points on why we need a more open and free room for debate in the world.

The Bear Sleeps
Children's Books2019 · 64 pp · Age 3 - 12

The Bear Sleeps

Bjørn Arild Ersland

The bear sleeps the whole winter through, without eating, drinking or going to the loo. But how does it manage this? And what does it actually do before it goes to bed.In The bear sleeps, we follow the bear through a whole year. We find out how the bear’s body works, learn what you should do if you meet a bear and gain insight into the very latest bear research.The book is illustrated throughout by Per Dybvig.

The Blood in the Head
Literature and Fiction2019 · 80 pp

The Blood in the Head

Sindre Andersen

The blood in the head is our thoughts, in a human understanding. It is a part of our vulnerable physical organism, but also a precondition for our rationality, what separates us from the mechanical and animal. Like the humans surrounding us the thoughts are our salvation and curse. The combinations of wordsare not enough,they are only pointing out of the head,or is it inWish thatI could master shapes and coloursThen I could really see and understandSindre Andersens poems are full of humour and nerves, portraying man as a thinking and social being, about language as limitation and solace.

Bow and arrow
Children's Books2019 · 152 pp

Bow and arrow

Ida Larmo

Bow and arrow is an intimate, intense cartoon series. Ida Larmo’s main character is going to study illustration in London. But she’s got some baggage: a romantic break-up and her parent’s recent divorce. Vulnerable and lonely, she builds herself a romantic reality to fill the space left by her loss.

Sudden depths
Children's Books2019 · 224 pp · Age 12+

Sudden depths

Elin Viktoria Unstad

Vilja drowned. Three months ago she was dead for 23 minutes. Since then, nothing has been the same. As she tries to find her way back into life, something happens. She is kidnapped – and wakes up on an unknown island. The day after, she's back home again. What happened? Why doesn't anyone believe her? She was kidnapped after all – wasn't she? Vilja becomes more and more confused. But surely there must be a natural explanation… Elin Viktoria Unstad has written an unpleasant psychological thriller for YA readers.