The One Needful Thing (Yt etter evne, få etter behov) is about a family struggling to cope with the fact that they no longer have what can be called a normal life. Olaug Nilssen is back with a breathtaking, strong novel asking: Who will shoulder a responsibility that nobody can really manage? To be published in October, sample in English available.
The Heirs of the Arctic was published in France by Le bruit du monde last week (Les héritiers de l’Arctique, tr. Loup-Maëlle Besançon), and the first reviews are outstanding.
We’re excited to be attending the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April to discuss our children’s authors, which include Jon Fosse, Ruth Lillegraven, and Ole Kristian Løyning.
The good news continues to roll in for Helle Helle: a nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize last week and now a sale to one of the US’ most prestigious publishers.
World-renowned filmmaker Erik Poppe will direct Bad Moon Rising, a feature film by Jon Fosse, with a script written 26 years ago.