Påskekrim picks
Three crime fiction and film fanatics—Prof. Andrew Nestingen, Andy Meyer, and Lori Ann Reinhall—share their 2020 påskekrim picks.
Category: Books
Ice Bear: The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon
Book review Andy Meyer The Norwegian American Before even opening Michael Engelhard’s 2017 book, Ice Bear, the reader knows they’re in for an adventure. The large-format book, published by University of Washington Press, is...
Knausgaard’s Winter follows Autumn
Book review Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Winter (2018), the second volume of Knausgaard’s seasonal quartet, is identical in organization to Autumn (2017). It is divided into the three winter months, December, January, and February,...
The Hills Reply
Book review Leif Larson Brooklyn, N.Y. Seated outside a cafe in Bergen, I slid a book across the table to my godfather, Svein. “Ahh, Tarjei Vesaas,” he said ponderously as if he hadn’t thought...
Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Book review Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Karl Ove Knausgaard is a prolific writer, and the variety in his areas of interest is remarkable. His best known work is, of course, his six-volume autobiographical...
Cultural context & social interaction
Tiina Nunnally’s translation of Asbjørnsen and Moe speaks to us anew Ericka Michael Puyallup, Wash. The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe is a beautiful new translation from the orignal Norwegian...
Shark Drunk
Book review Andy Meyer The Norwegian American I admit that I was disappointed, even a little frustrated, when I first learned that the title for the English translation of Morton Strøksnes’ Brage Prize-winning book...
Searching for Nora
A novel sequel to Ibsen’s classic Christine Foster Meloni Washington, D.C. Wendy Swallow is the latest in a long line of writers searching for Nora. Why this fascination to find Nora, a woman who...
The Trumpet of Nordland
Book review Andy Meyer The Norwegian American As a scholar of literature, I’ve long been susceptible to Romantic impulses, so it should come as no surprise that I am drawn to the northern reaches...
No Surrender
Book review M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway No Surrender is a new translation into English of Vi ga oss ikke (literally “We didn’t surrender”), a first hand story told in 1945 by Hans Cappelen...
