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Third Person Singular
Literature and Fiction2008 · 426 pp

Third Person Singular

Vigdis Hjorth

Hulda Kråkefjær comes from a gifted family. But it is clear that things are not looking good for her: despite her degree in philosophy and her literary talent, Hulda’s love life has shipwrecked more than once. She spends too much time in dingy pubs drinking herself senseless and doing things she regrets. Hulda Kråkefjær is on a path to self-destruction. Why have things gone so badly for her? How could things have gone differently? To what extent can one steer fate? Third Person Singular is a dark story told with lots of energy and humor.

The Beepomate
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Children's Books2008 · 48 pp

The Beepomate

Bjørn F. Rørvik

The two friends, Fox and Piglet, have found out about a new invention, where you put an empty bottle into a machine and get a beep back. They want to try and make their own machine. But it should be for full bottles and preferably with some cakes and sweets, too. They build with great enthusiasm, but business does not go very well. Fortunately Cow comes along and saves the day. This is the ninth book about the cult characters Fox and Piglet!

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Winters Heart
Literature and Fiction2008 · 160 pp

Winters Heart

Siri M. Kvamme

Liv and Endre live on a beautiful island in Northern Norway with their two children. One day Endre carelessly backs his car over their youngest daughter, who dies. Liv cannot forgive Endre and throws herself into a passionate relationship with Egil. Lea, Liv’s sister, lives on the second floor and sees everything. The sound of galloping horses over the hardpacked snow creates the soundtrack for this powerful novel of loss and love.

Everything I write is true
Literature and Fiction2007 · 176 pp

Everything I write is true

Ellisiv Lindkvist

Everything I write is true, Ellisiv Lindkvist claims. In this book she for example give us the vision of going dancing in the village she comes from, and then tells the tale of her experiences as a prostitute. The texts move between being personal and private. But are they really? The question that lingers is always this: What can a girl really write about? How long will she be a girl? And is there something other than the role of being a mother for us women out there? "In one way or another, Linkvist manages to convey existential seriousness in her texts."DAGBLADET"Tight little stories (...) they contain both desperation and dark humour. (...) I can do nothing but wait for more, however true or not."STAVANGER AFTENBLAD"For she writes well Lindkvist. Sharp, dark, humoristic, and with the ability to balance the personal with the recognizable and communicative."DAGSAVISEN

Detours
Literature and Fiction / Children's Books2007 · 64 pp

Detours

Øyvind Torseter

Winner of the BolognaRagazzi Award 2008! Detours (Avstikkere) is an art book and an adventure book. It is neither a typical children’s book nor a typical adult’s book, but it is suitable for children who like to look at pictures and use their imagination. There is no on-going story, but the book has five parts, each with its own story. In addition every picture is a story in itself. Øyvind Torseter is one of Norway’s most prominent illustrators. Several of his books have won prizes.

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The Danish Poet
Children's Books2007 · 48 pp

The Danish Poet

Torill Kove

The Danish poet, Kasper Jørgensen, travels to Norway to meet the famous Norwegian poet, Sigrid Undset. But it starts to rain on the way to Lillehammer and Kasper has to take shelter at the nearest farm. He meets Ingeborg there and falls in love with her. But Ingeborg is engaged to oldest son on a neighbouring farm and Kasper heads back to Denmark disappointed and confused. But this isn’t the end of the story! The film The Danish Poet won an Oscar for Best Animated Short in 2007.

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A Long Night on Earth
Literature and Fiction2007 · 203 pp

A Long Night on Earth

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Sixty-year-old Claes Otto Gedde, a former Norwegian TV presenter and journalist, has passed the pinnacle of his career and is now on the wane. He’s beginning to realise that people are laughing behind his back. He’s been in Belgium for a few months writing a book about traditional Belgian cuisine, which is to be launched at the book fair in Frankfurt. The book wasn’t a great success. Now he’s looking forward to hibernating in Berlin for the winter, staying in the flat of a dead female friend. He just wants to lie in the dark and listen to the distant sounds of Berlin, knowing that the door is locked and no one can come in. But he doesn’t get the peace he wants. Ingvar Ambjørnsen has written a deeply human, cutting and entertaining novel about a man who feels his life is approaching its end, but gets another chance amongst the living, something which he couldn’t possibly have imagined.

Hello Earth!
Children's Books2007 · 40 pp

Hello Earth!

Anna Fiske

Hello Earth! is a search and find book. We follow six people on Earth for 16 hours. The reader can also find a lot of other things that happen or change from one hour to the next. For example, the small red car that’s always going the wrong way, or the giraffe that’s eating nearly all the leaves on the tree, and the lady who’s knitting a really long scarf; all these can be found in the book. The pictures are alive with details, and this is a book that you can read over and over again and still find something new. This is a lovely picture book for both children and adults. 'This is the kind of book that both children and adults enjoy reading. Children are often better than adults at finding the tiny details and this book is a treasure trove of details. …Anna Fiske’s world is filled with humorous characters and surprises, and the drawings are extremely charming.'AFTENPOSTEN 'Hallo Jorda! is simply ingenious as well as original ... A little gem of a book!’Oppland Areiderblad ‘Will doubtlessly become a source of joy for many!’ADRESSEAVISEN

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Revenge from above
Children's Books2007 · 144 pp · Age 9+

Revenge from above

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Pelle and Prof are in the small fishing village Kraknes in Northern Norway, where Pelle’s dad is decorating the city hall with his art. Soon after their arrival, strange things start to happen. A young girl disappears at sea, the only trace of her the empty boat drifting along the waves. Someone vandalises the house where the father of the missing girl lives, and strange boats appear. Pelle and Prof start digging around, and find out that someone is shooting and exporting protected birds. And that the case that started as a local tragedy, has connections reaching beyond Norway’s borders. For the first time, Pelle and Prof find themselves running from the police.

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Mum's Hair
Children's Books2007 · 32 pp

Mum's Hair

Gro Dahle

Emma has the prettiest mum in the world, the best mum in the world. But sometimes Mum just lies there on the sofa and is strange and scared and sad. Then she can’t be bothered to do anything and the sun is gone. Her hair is full of waves and curls. It must be difficult being able to think with so many curls, Emma thinks and gets a brush from the drawer. Emma brushes and brushes, but the hair is really tangled and Emma has to get right down into the hair, in there where wild and dangerous creatures live. Emma becomes scared. But there’s a man with glasses standing in the middle of all this hair. – What are you doing in Mum’s hair? says Emma. – The same as you, he says, – trying to help.The story is poetic and intense and will appeal to both children and adults. The beautiful and expressive illustrations are drawn by Svein Nyhus.

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The Sign of the Fairies 3
Children's Books2007 · 288 pp · Age 9+

The Sign of the Fairies 3

Sigbjørn Mostue

Fantasy. For ages 9–14 years. 300 pages. It is early summer and very warm - unnaturally warm. But that in fact suits Espen and Eva rather well as they are going on a class trip along the coast in a fine old sailing ship. The only fly in the ointment is that the fairies have put a curse on their friend Nils the Gnome. He is dying and can only be saved if Espen and Eva manage to get hold of the Sign of the Fairies, the key Edelåpne, again. The problem is that it has been thrown to the bottom of the sea. But there are creatures in the sea that have other plans for the key. Far, far out in the depths, the enormous Kraken has woken up again. Soon Espen, Eva and the other pupils on the sailing ship are engaged in a fight between life and death, when the Kraken summons up his dark chaotic powers. The Kraken's Jaws is the final book in the Sign of the Fairies trilogy. Mostue has created a fantastic world where ancient fairytale and folklore characters come to life again. To date, the series has sold over 30 000 copies and won the Ark Children's Book Prize. Previously published: Alvetegnet 1: Gravbøygen våkner (2005) - The Sign of The Fairies 1: The Mystic KeyAlvetegnet 2: Nissedreperen (2006) - The Sign of The Fairies 2: Swarm of Rats The trilogy has been optioned for film. About Nissedreperen: «You become immersed in the powerful imagery and eerieness. (…) Nissedreperen could compete - successfully - with any of the great international bestsellers in the fantasy genre.» Stavanger Aftenblad About Gravbøygen våkner: «A great mix of horror and suspense - for young people and adults alike. It is not often you read a Norwegian novel for young people where the suspense is so intense that it explodes and crackles as much as this one. » Hamar Arbeiderblad

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The Mosquito Spray
Children's Books2007 · 48 pp · Age 3 - 9

The Mosquito Spray

Bjørn F. Rørvik

Piglet is sitting under a tree. Suddenly he hears a fluttering buzzing sound. What makes that kind of noise? Then he feels a bite in his back and realises it must be a mosquito. He runs off to Fox to get some help and Fox has a good idea. They can make a mosquito spray from something Fox has in his fridge. The important thing is that it is well-passed its «sell-by date» and smells awful.When the spray is ready they slap a load on themselves. And the spray works, both against mosquitoes and others creatures, so Fox and Piglet have to go away as far as they can. But they are still up for a big surprise...‘The book is innocent and entertaining, written to amuse and develop the imagination of both younger and older readers.’ OPPLAND ARBEIDERBLADThe Mosquito Spray is the eighth book about Fox and Piglet. The books have won the Ministry of Culture’s Picture-Book prize.

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