Vigdis Hjorth
Here are humorous reflections on the boundaries between the private and the public, an article about the idiocy of sport, an introduction to Ghanaian forms of cohabitation, a report from a trip to Stockholm with the children and much more.. Confessions of an erotic author is a selection of the many texts Vigdis Hjorth has had in print in newspapers, magazines and anthologies over the years – as well as some texts that are being published for the first time. The book is permeated by Vigdis Hjorth's carefree humour, apt observation skills and refreshing perspectives, whether it is on the community or private trifles that the spotlight is shining on.
Odd Klippenvåg
A Loveable Person is the story of Birger Mostul and Kjerand Li. But which of them is a lovable person? Birger runs an art gallery and lives in a nice apartment on the west side of Oslo, and has a summer house in Southern Norway. One day Kjerand, who he has not seen since childhood, comes into the gallery. It turns out he is being treated for prostate cancer, so Birger invites him to stay for a while. Klippenvåg has delivered one literary pearl after another, and this years book is no exception.