Roy Jacobsen is perhaps the most widely read Norwegian writer in the world. He was twice nominated for the Northern Council Award, and for the book “Angel of...

A whimsical interweaving of a detective story and a love story in a purely Norwegian setting - this novel has firmly won the sympathy of readers in Scandinav...

The chronological scope of the novel is from 1913 to 1928. The story is entirely devoted to the life of one family on the island of Barrøy in Northern Norway...

A sweeping novel of World War II, set in the Ardennes, from the acclaimed author of Child Wonder

The Ardennes, a forested, mountainous borderland t...

The master of Norwegian prose, Roy Jacobsen, having tried many professions, made his debut in 1982 with a collection of short stories. Since then, juggling t...

The new novel by Norwegian Roy Jacobsen, “The Miracle Child,” is somewhat similar to his previous books, but stands apart. This time we have a page turner - ...