A royal visit for Reading Week: Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Oslo school
Crown Princess Mette-Marit has visited Gamlebyen School in Oslo as part of this year’s Literature Festival. School reading week a royal draw Students at Gamlebyen…
Norwegian literature
Famous Norwegian author Øystein Lønn dies aged 85
Famous Norwegian author and playwright Øystein Lønn, who won a spate of literary awards late in his life, has died aged 85. Kristiansand boy left…
Doom, gloom, and a boom? COVID-19’s uneven impact on the arts and cultural sector in Norway
The Cultural Council’s annual “Art in numbers” report, for 2020, highlighted the uneven economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts. 33% drop in…
Nobel Literature Prize winner to visit Lillehammer next May
The Norwegian Literature Festival secures the attendance of 2021 Nobel Literature Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah next May. Just months after winning the prestigious 2021 Nobel Prize…
An introduction to some of Norway’s top writers
Norwegian writers have contributed works, ideas, and innovations that have changed the path of literature forever. Each of these authors deserves their own article –…
