Norwegian Literature

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Originally Posted by Annamariah

Oh wait a moment, Erlend Loe is Norwegian, too. I've read Naive, Super, but didn't like it much, though I have friends who think it's great.

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I love that book. It's so simple and yet not. I didn't realise Loe was Norwegian.

I've also read Hunger by Knut Hamsun and will be reading more of his work at some time. I'd especially like to read Pan and Mysteries.

Does Icelandic count? I very much enjoy the works of Halldor Laxness.

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Originally Posted by TheFifthElement

Does Icelandic count? I very much enjoy the works of Halldor Laxness.

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I love him! Every line he writes is like poetry.

Sjol, Björk's text writer, wrote a book too. Very poetic indeed. Blauwvos in Dutch (Blue Fox can't be right...). But that's Icelandic too...

Scandinavian lit seems to have this peaceful, vast, empty and yet full feeling in it. Strange, but true. Like their countries... The Swedish film version of Wallander had that too.

I've been reading a bit more lately (and being on holiday helps) but I have been enjoying the Karin Fossum Sejer crime novels. Pretty well written detective/thriller books. I'm on the third book at the moment.