James Joyce and Henrik Ibsen: Did you know?
Irish novelist James Joyce was a big fan of Henrik Ibsen; in fact, Joyce’s first published work was a review of Ibsen’s play, When We Dead Awaken.
Author: Christine Foster Meloni
Karl Ove Knausgaard as art historian
Christine Foster Meloni reviews the new book “So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch” by novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard.
Summer completes Knausgaard’s seasonal quartet
Christine Foster Meloni reviews the fourth and final installment of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s series of seasonal essays with Summer—just in time for the season.
Spring into Spring with Knausgaard
Christine Foster Meloni of The Norwegian American reviews the third book in Karl Ove Knausgaard’s seasonal quartet.
Letter to the Editor
Longtime contributor Christine Foster Meloni shares a letter from a cousin in Norway about life during the corona crisis.
Give me five
Christine Foster Meloni of The Norwegian American presents her five favorite Norwegian crime authosrs for the 2020 Easter edition.
Knausgaard’s Winter follows Autumn
Christine Foster Meloni reviews Winter, Karl Ove Knausgaard’s follow-up to his previous book, Autumn, which contains essays that contemplate winter.
Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Christine Foster Meloni reviews the novel Autumn by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard, in English translation by Ingvild Burkey.
Why you should see Sea by Jon Fosse
Christine Foster Meloni reviews Robert McNamara’s production of Sea by Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse at Washington, D.C,’s Scena Theatre.
Searching for Nora
In a new novel, writer Wendy Swallow imagines the life that Nora, Ibsen’s protagonist from A Doll’s House, lived after the controversial ending of the play.
