We’re entering week two of GLM, and I have a confession to make; I’m not keeping up with my plans -: But I can assure you – it’s not due to ill will!
The reason is this – eight books to review as soon as possible:
- Hanne Ørstavik: Hyenene
- Brit Bildøen: Adam Hiorths veg
- Marit Eikemo: Samtale ventar
- Jon K. Stefansson: Englenes sorg
- Chan Koonchung: Fete år
- Anne Wichstrøm: Asta Nørregaard
- Ketil Bjørnstad: Drømmemesteren
- Yoyun Lin: Skinnende gull. Glitrende smaragd
Its my job, and I love it! But my German plans will have to be kept on hold for a while …
The review copies are all in Norwegian, I am reviewing them for Stavanger Aftenblad – after first having been published in the paper, the reviews will pop up on my Norwegian blog.
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Haha, I wish your job were my job 😀 I really love Hanne Ørstavik, her book are always a pleasure to read, even though somewhat decadent pleasure 🙂
Just finished Ørstavik. I actually find “Hyenene” to be one of her best novels – ever. In which language did you read her?
I should look for the “Hyenene” then, sounds promising! I read her in Norwegian, I like to read books in the language they were written in, or I try to do so at least. I have just finished “Beatles” by Lars Christensen and really enjoyed it.
Love to hear what you think of “Hyenene”!
I hope they are interesting books. I haven’t made much progress on my Swedish learning plans since the beginning of the year but I’ll try if I undertstand something.
You have to do a Top 10 Norwegian books (in translation) once.
What a great idea! I could also do a list of top contemporary Scandinavian Women writers …
Yes,Ii would love it, I’m tired of Norway, Sweden and Denmark being called crime fiction countries. I like the genre but there is so much more. We find a lot of translations in German but i doubt there are as many in English.
I wanted to read Hamsun’s Hunger this year. I really like Victoria and Pan.
I will do some research on translations.
My all time Hamsun favorite is Mysterier (Mysterien/ Mysteries) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterien_(Roman)
can i use that image in painting, please
thank you for letting me know
Absolutely – feel free!