Lars Saabye Christensen
LARS SAABYE CHRISTENSEN has published a number of novels, poetry and short story collections, his breakthrough coming in 1984 with Beatles, one of Norway’s bestselling books still. He received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for The Half Brother in 2001. He has also received the Riverton Prize, the Critics’ Prize, the Brage Prize, the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize, the Dobloug Prize and the Norwegian Reader’s Prize. His novels have now been published in 36 countries.
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Friendship
Set in post-war Oslo and following on from Echoes of a City, by an author who understands the city like no other. "One of Norway's…
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Echoes of the City
We've all stood on a street corner and let the city's lights and sounds pass by. What do we hear when we listen to the…
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Beatles
'"Beatles" is the story of Kim Karlsen and his three buddies, Gunnar, Ola and Seb - and, yes, they occasionally like to think of themselves…
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The Model
The painter Peter Wihl - a celebrated success early in his career - is about to turn fifty. The prospect is stifling his creativity and…
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Herman
Eleven-year-old Herman is not that different from other boys - except that he is going bald. Presented with this dilemma, Herman uses his fertile imagination…