Rights catalogue

Women Philosophers in the Long Nineteenth Century

Are there women in nineteenth-century philosophy? By all means! This anthology presents the works of nine women philosophers in the tradition from romanticism to phenomenology. The collection demonstrates their central place within movements such as German Idealism, socialism, Marxism, and philosophy of experience. It presents excerpts from central works by Germaine de Staël, Karoline von Günderrode, Bettina Brentano von Arnim, Hedwig Dohm, Clara Zetkin, Lou Andreas Salomé, Rosa Luxemburg, Edith Stein, and Gerda Walther. In a clear and engaging style, these philosophers address questions such as: What is truth? What is a human self? How should the human self relate to non-human nature? How should it relate to itself? How can we best think about gender and identity? What are the conditions for community? Across the contributions, we encounter a wish to philosophize beyond the boundaries of academia, narrowly construed. The editors’ introduction offers a clear overview of women’s place and position in nineteenth-century philosophy and presents each of the nine philosophers with an eye to their historical importance as well as contemporary relevance. These are the philosophers we meet in this volume: Germaine de StaëlKaroline von GünderrodeBettina Brentano von ArnimHedwig DohmClara ZetkinLou SaloméRosa LuxemburgEdith SteinGerda Walther Published in the UK by Oxford University Press. The book is translated into Norwegian as part of the Thorleif Dahl Cultural Library. Brightly Shining WomenWho would have believed that an anthology on dead female philosophers would be one of last year’s best non-fiction publications?AFTENPOSTEN Kristin Gjesdal and Dalia Nassar have written much about women philosophers. Read their essay 'A rescue mission on behalf of women philosophers' here.

White, Norwegian man

Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

what do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a white, Norwegian man White, Norwegian Man is a touching and important book about a subject many experience every day – namely racism. In this poetry collection the author Brynjulf Jung Tjønn depicts his own experiences of racism. Brynjulf Jung Tjønn was adopted from South Korea to Norway as a child and has always noticed that he looks different, as he puts it himself. With the pandemic – and the awareness around racism and Asian hate – he got new and painful perspectives about his own background and upbringing. White, Norwegian Man is about Norway and the racism many ignore, both the hidden type and the visible one. And not to mention the lonely human who hopes for understanding and finding somewhere to feel at home.WINNER OF THE CRITIC'S AWARD 2022NOMINATED TO THE YOUTH CRITIC'S AWARD 2022NORLA SELECTED TITLE SPRING 2023 ‘What a clenched fist of a book this is! .... Among the most powerful things I’ve read. Everyone should read it.’VG, six/six stars‘A gripping poetry collection about racism. ... a tragic seriousness, often wrapped in witty turns of phrase. ... I would recommend it to any young adult and up, but also for use in anti-racist work and in classrooms.’FRAMTIDA, six/six stars ‘Poetic protest against racism. ... one poem in particular is so compelling and gripping I think it will remain forever in Norwegian literature ... a wistful, vital and necessary contribution to contemporary literature.’AFTENPOSTEN 'Brynjulf Jung Tjønn's poems about the experience of adoption breathes of life.'KLASSEKAMPEN 'It's been a while since I've read something as brutally vulnerable and poetically probing as this. [...] really, when I think about it, these poems should be read by absolutely everyone.'NRK.NO

Jesus in 1-2-3

Cecilie Winger

Who was Jesus really? What do we know about him?Was he the son of God? Or was Josef his father?What do we think and what do we know?Here the more experienced readers are offered a taste of how intensely thrilling the story of Jesus is. Come along for an exciting and humorous story through Jesus’ life. Perfect for little readers from 7 to 11 years.

Like me: The first time

Anne Wisløff

How do you even have sex? What if you don’t want to have sex, while everyone else acts like it has to happen now? How do you cope if the person you like likes someone else? This book is based on the sixth season of the TV series Like me. The kids are sixteen, and it’s time for sexual education at school. Sex is a subject the teenagers pretend they know all about aand have a big interest in, but what happens when it’s time to try it out in real life with someone? Neither the experience nor the emotions around it may be as expected, and what happens when everyone else thinks they know what happened and it gets shared on social media? The vulnerability of being young and inexperienced in sexuality and love are recurring themes for the characters in this book. Like Me: The First Time is about being sixteen, about unrequited love, about being naked and scared with someone else, about exploring the scary and unknown. And about trying to like yourself when everyone else does something different. Guaranteed to cause butterflies. REVIEWS ‘Anne Wisløff’s Like Me: The First Time can be the teenager’s most lovely, awkward, but also the most important reading experience of the summer.’ ‘The novel is a thorough sexual education, which in 240 pages has time to touch upon pretty much everything about sex. Consent, contraception, fetishes, toys, rape, porn, pregnancy and so on. And everything is done on the teenagers's premises.’ BOK365, ***** ‘Anne Wisløff’s new young adult novel is a sure-fire tale of the youth’s conflicts, fears, dilemmas and loves. […] In this book everything is refreshingly up to date.’ DAGBLADET, *****

Mad About Pets

Martine Grande

New Lion Cub book with lots of humour! Super fun Lion Cub book suitable for children aged 4–7. Molly desperately wants a pet. Mum says she can go buy one. but it has to be small. But when Molly gets to the pet shop, almost all the small pets are sold ourt except one. A baby crocodile, but the baby crocodile is a small pet. Molly buys it, but what happens when the little crocodile grows? Martine Grande writes and illustrates a Lion Cub book for the first time.

Everyone has to eat

Lena Lindahl

In Everyone has to Eat, we meet many different animals and learn how they eat. It is astonishing and strange how many different ways it is possible to eat. Did you know that monkeys fish using rods? Or that the sea nettle eats with its rear end? Or that the shrew eats more than its own bodyweight every day? My First Reading Lion books are perfect for beginner readers who can read slightly longer texts. This book of facts about animals will be an inspiring read for children aged 6–9. The book is written by Lena Lindahl and richly illustrated by Jens A. Larsen Aas. Fun and fascinating facts about how animals eat!

Museum

Anna Fiske

Join Anna Fiske in the new National Museum! Museum is an impressive response to the National Museum’s call for a playful book for children about the new National Museum and everything it holds. Never before has such a brilliant, diverse and inspiring book been published about art, art experience and creativity in Norway, neither for adults nor children. What is art? What is design? What is architecture? And what is a museum? A diverse group wonders all this and more when they visit the biggest museum in the Nordic region, the new National Museum in Oslo. This is a book that encourages conversation, and a book that children will enjoy looking at on their own.REVIEWS'In Anna Fiskes inclusive children's book there are no difficult artworks and no wrong questions' NRK

The Night Runner

Karin Fossum

In the dead of night he suddenly stands at the bedside of his victims, wordlessly pointing his gun at them... But who gets to live, and who will die?Fear is running rampant in a small Norwegian town: three people have survived attacks by the burglar known as The Night Runner – but how long until the first victim dies? Inspector Eddie Feber is sure that the mysterious number combinations at the crime scenes provide a clue - will he solve the mystery in time? What Feber doesn't know is that close to him, young Meidel Jonsson also feels that he is suffocating from fear: the day when his father is released from prison is getting closer and closer - and with him evil will return...REVIEWS «A charming detective and a nerve-wrecking crazy killer. This is Fossum-crime of the top shelf!»Dagbladet *****«The Night Runner is yet another insightful crime about those who exist on the outside. A large story in a small format, told by an author who is still at the top in her genre. After 18 published novels that's no small feat!»VG ***** «... entertaining and elegant novel from one of our incisive Norwegian crime writers.»Tønsbergs blad *****«The novel belongs to the top shelf because Karin Fossum is unusually elegant in her writing. She writes simply, varied and poetically. Different environments are described with atmosphere. The sentences can be crystal clear and full of significance at the same time. But most importantly: Karin Fossum doesn't settle for writing about police and robbers. That makes her crime novel something more than crime novels. ... Karin Fossum's language is precise and well written. Thus, a paragraph can say more than thousand words.»Aftenposten«The nuanced and close-up portraits of the criminal mind is something that characterise Fossums writing style, and which lifts her from pure crime to readers with a taste for the literary.»NRK «It is the descriptions and revelations of these combinations and variations in human behaviours that makes Karin Fossum's crime novels such strong reading experiences. She lets us into the dark corners, and shows us people who live on the borderlands.»Dagsavisen

Natural Christmas

Hege Barnholt

Natural Christmas is the ultimate DIY Christmas book, and brims over with creative ideas for everything from wintery wreaths and beautiful Christmas decor to personal gifts and gorgeous wrapping ideas. Also included are decked tables to reflect the Christmas spirit and spiced baked good, as well as outdoor winter magic with ice lanterns and home made bird feeding stations. Hege Barnholt created a wame, cozy Christmas atmosphere when she gives old Christmas traditions a personal touch. She shows consideration for nature and the environment by making lights from beeswax and coffee filtres in linnen, upcycling fabric scraps in Christmas bulbs and girlanders, and by picking fallen twigs, pine cones and greenery from her local green areas to create winter bouquets and decorations.The book inspires to many atmospheric moments with friends and family throughout advent, and the book will become an integral part of your pre-holiday traditions each and every year.

Knit Your Own Wardrobe Essentials

Camilla Dingsøyr

Knit Your Own Wardrobe Essentials teaches you to knit the garments you never tire of. Here you will find patterns for beloved essentials, wonderful knits from innermost to outermost layer, timeless classics and chic fashion knits. In other words, everything you need to make wardrobe essentials—all year round! Author Camilla Dingsøyr designs simple, delicate and classic garments, often with a twist—on several occasions creating new trend garments in the Norwegian knitwear landscape.The book is jam-packed with both new and classic knits that you can make for years to come—and perhaps pass on to the next generation.