Rights catalogue

The Queen is sleeping

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Astor, an alcoholic banker of 56, portrays the life of the queen and philosophise over love - or the distorted image of it. We both sit by ourselves in our turn of the century wooden villa, getting involved with love. Or the distorted image of it. I am not quite sure. We sit here drinking and dreaming. When the alcohol late at night threatens to black us out, we both retire to our own rooms. I love her, but from a different floor. And I do after all think that she loves me too. Down there on the ground level.

My Grandmother ironed the Kings shirts

Torill Kove

Grandmother gets the assignment to iron the shirts of King Haakon. But then there is war, and the king has to flee. During the war Grandmother does what she can to ruin the uniforms of the enemy with her iron. A cheerful and original picture book with an historic framing and colourful, naivistic illustrations. The book is based on the animated short film by the same name, that was nominated to the Oscars in 1999.

Padre Pietro's Secret

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

This is the third book about the very ugly dog Samson and the smart but ever so hungry cat Roberto. Together they run Hotel Fjord View, and this time they have both an enemy to fight and a mystery to solve. When the very big, and to the core bad, dog Sheriff appears, arresting the mole-poet Gregor for illegal immigration and closing down the local newspaper Fjord Times, they really get their hands full. Handy-man Olli the Otter promptly constructs a secret print shop in the basement under the von Ostrich convenience store, where the journalist-rat Benny starts a underground newspaper. At the same time a new guest arrives; Mario Gastromati, Italian beaver, hairdresser and restaurant owner. He is looking for the secret recipe of Padre Pietro's elderberry lemonade, and he has reasons to think that the recipe is hidden somewhere in the area. The lemonade is said to have the most astounding effect on those who drink it. Astoundingly enough, Sheriff is overly friendly to Mario. What is he planning? And are the two of them in business together?

Original Sin

Anne-Lise Boge

The First Time

Vigdis Hjorth

I was sixteen years old and mother was scared for me. I couldn't have a boyfriend, I wouldn't be able to have one, and therefore I wanted to so much.When one is sixteen and has a boyfriend, you do it, you're a grown'up and no one can prevent it. How will I look after, how will it look on me?

The Secret of Mrs. Plum

Gro Dahle / Svein Nyhus

Mrs Plum's Secret is a magical storybook about an extraordinary lady and an ordinary girl. Everyone knew the nice Mrs Plum, but only little Lucia knew her secret. A terrible secret, Mrs Plum thought. A fantastic secret, thought Lucia. And nothing will ever be the same.

Fiery Friends

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

A pleasurable continuation of Uncle Rin-Tin-Tei’s Inheritance. Samson is a really ugly dog. Roberto is a smart and hungry cat. Together they run Hotel Fjord View, which they have inherited. Here the badger Greta is hired as a bellhop and the hyperactive handy-man Olli the Otter is responsible for all that needs fixing or adjusting. Big news and scandals are always lining up at the hotel, a joy to the investigative rat-porter. What are Samson and Roberto to do when fourteen kilos of cod are really set on staying at the hotel? And what are they to do when the bass guitar belonging to the band Fiery Friends gets stolen?

The Court Physician

Tor Bomann-Larsen

The engrossing re-telling of a story that has been told in many ways, but never before in the form of a novel. In Tor Bomann-Larsen’s first novel, the starting-point is an historical scenario that never ceases to fascinate us: the last days of the Russian Tsar family. The Court Physician is the story of an internal exile and of the nature of hope. It is also an unforgettable and unfulfilled love story.

Naïve.Super.

Erlend Loe

Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment. In a bid to discover what life is all about, he writes lists. He becomes obsessed by time and whether it actually matters. He faxes his meteorologist friend. He endlessly bounces a ball against the wall. He befriends a small boy who lives next door. He yearns to get to the bottom of life and how best to live it. Funny, friendly, enigmatic and frequently poignant - superbly naive. "It displays a canny lightness of touch and a great deal of charm. An effortlessly hip and savvy antidote to the rainy day blues." Sleazenation "Loe certainly has some of Salinger's lightness of touch, and the often comic voice of his unnamed narrator recalls Salinger's Holden Caulfield. A charming debut novel." The Times "A book overflowing with creative talent... Well-calculated naivety" Dagbladet (Norway) "It is a fascinating how much depth this young author can convey in simple language - a major talent." Oldenburgische Volkszeitung (Germany) "I devoured Erlend Loe with giggling excitement." Arbetet (Sweden)

Sick Rose

Torkil Damhaug

"I can't shake the thought that there was nothing until the day I saw the girl with the wound, that that's when it all started..." Seemingly by chance, the novel's narrator encounters a young woman with a fierce, dead wound on her face. He follows her, and thus becomes entangled in an investigation where past, present and imagination flow together. More and more clues lead the narrator towards a mysterious people-trafficking league that is mysteriously connected to his own history. Sick Rose can be read as a guided tour through hell; it is an entertaining and bizarre tale that finds itself in a fascinating intersection between the thriller, the psychological novel, and the absurdist tradition.

Uncle Rin-Tin-Tei’s Inheritance

Ingvar Ambjørnsen

Who lives in a really dumpy rental on the eastside,where you almost never see the sun? Who get's theirfirst ever letter on a rainy Thursday in April? Who havean inheritance after an unknown uncle? Who knowswhat to do then? The answer is: Samson & Roberto!Samson is a very ugly dog. Roberto is a smart and alwayshungry cat. Together they pack their bags and set of toHotel Fjord View, and many adventures awaits!