4 Apr, 2019
The Norwegian noir writer provides his take on Shakespeare’s MacBeth Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. The best-selling Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø was the perfect choice to rewrite one of literature’s most famous tales...
4 Apr, 2019
Viveca Sten’s Sandhamn Murders—either as books or TV—make perfect påskekrim Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Of course, our focus here at The Norwegian American tends to be on Norwegian writers. But Norway’s Nordic neighbors...
3 Apr, 2019
Book review Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash. Mystery buffs and Anglophiles: if you haven’t encountered Bill Slider yet, you have a feast of reading ahead of you. The prolific, tongue-in-cheek British author Cynthia Harrod-Eagles has...
1 Apr, 2019
Newly translated book of Sámi folktales makes wonderful—if sometimes eerie—reading Barbara Sjoholm Port Townsend, Wash. About 100 years ago, an adventurous young Danish artist decided to take a vacation in Lapland with her sister....
8 Feb, 2019
Book review Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles, Calif. The first immigrants from Norway sailed into New York harbor on their sloop “Restauration” on Oct. 9, 1825, after a grueling voyage of 14 weeks. During...
4 Feb, 2019
Generations collide affectionately in the 2018 kids’ book Nana Scrappy Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American When Ryan Cochrane was growing up, he loved fairy tales, and he loved his grandmothers—a great combination for...
9 Jan, 2019
Book review M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway In 2016, sociologist Arnfinn Midtbøen was invited to give a lecture on the history of research on employment immigration to Norway. He agreed. As a young researcher...
26 Dec, 2018
A family affair Book review by Tove Andersson Oslo The story of the little elf that became the main character from The New York Times bestseller The Christmas Wish continues. This year The Polar...
25 Dec, 2018
Book tells the history of a thousand words M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway 1000 ords historie (The histories of 1,000 words) might classify as an etymology, because it is an account of the origins...
13 Dec, 2018
Translations of the 19th-century Norwegian novelist introduce her to new audiences Barbara Sjoholm Port Townsend, Wash. Three Norwegian novels: A pretty, high-spirited singer at Copenhagen’s Tivoli captures the heart of a gentleman who hopes...
Celebrating Norwegian landscapes
19 Apr, 2019
Wind power getting boost in Norway
18 Apr, 2019
Venice, Florence, Sistine Chapel—check!
18 Apr, 2019
Crying Hands immerses theatergoers
18 Apr, 2019
Add it to your oil. Add it to your gas.
18 Apr, 2019
Celebrating Norwegian landscapes
19 Apr, 2019
25 Mar, 2019
Burning churches and corny chaos
1 Apr, 2019
“Here they can still tell stories”
1 Apr, 2019
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