March 17-March 20 2016
Germany

Norwegian authors and NORLA to Leipzig Book Fair

Norwegian authors and NORLA will participate also this year at the Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany. Look forward to meeting the following six authors: Tor Fretheim, Gard Sveen, Tore Rem, Ingvild H. Rishøi, Audhild Solberg and Arne Svingen.
Oliver Møystad will take part from NORLA.

See details for all events with Norwegian authors below and here.

Children- and Young Adult Literature:

Thursday, March 17
10:00 – 11:00 Arne Svingen | Die Ballade von der gebrochenen Nase
Theater der Jungen Welt

11:00 – 11:30 A. Audhild Solberg | Bandbattle
Lesebude 1, Halle 2, F315

12:30 – 13:00 Arne Svingen | Die Ballade von der gebrochenen Nase
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, D300

15:30 – 16:00 Tor Fretheim | Die Stille nach Nina Simone
Lese-Treff, Halle 2, G501

Friday, March 18
10:00 – 11:00 Tor Fretheim | Die Stille nach Nina Simone
Veranstaltungstonne der DAA

10:30 – 11:30 A. Audhild Solberg | Bandbattle
LeISA – Soziokulturelles Zentrum Die VILLA

Fiction / Non-fiction:

Friday, March 18
13.00 – 13.30 Ingvild Rishøi “Winternovellen”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

19.00 – 19.30 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46 04275 Leipzig Süd

21.30 – 22.00 Ingvild Rishøi “Winternovellen”
naTo, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 46 04275 Leipzig Süd

Saturday, March 19

13.30 – 14.00 Amalie Skram “Professor Hieronimus”. Presentation by publisher Sebastian Guggolz
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

14.00 – 14.30 Gard Sveen “Der letzte Pilger”, Kriminalroman
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

15.00 – 15.30 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

15.30 – 16.00 Ingvild H. Rishøi “Winternovellen”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

16.30 – 17.00 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
Stand Eulenspiegel-Verlag

19.00 Große skandinavische Kriminacht:
Gard Sveen “Der letzte Pilger” with Cilla & Rolf Börjlind and Helene Tursten.
Moderator: Antje Deistler, Lesung deutscher Text: Roeland Wiesnekker
Chocolate, Barfußgäßchen 12, 04109, Leipzig (City Centre)

Sunday, March 20
10.30 – 11.00 Tore Rem “Knut Hamsun. Die Reise zu Hitler”
Forum Sachbuch, Halle 5.0, Stand C200

11.30 – 12.00 Amalie Skram “Professor Hieronimus”. Presentation by publisher Sebastian Guggolz
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

12.30 – 13.00 Ingvild Rishøi “Winternovellen”
Nordisches Forum, Halle 4, Stand D300

At Flickr you may enjoy the book covers of Norwegian books published in German through translation subsidies from NORLA since 2011.

The complete book fair program is available here.

See the book fair’s complete event program for children/young adult literature here.

Read more about the book fair here.

Upcoming activities

October 7-October 11
Frankfurt, Germany

NORLA at the Frankfurt Book Fair

NORLA will be at The Nordic Common Stand at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. You’ll find us in Hall 3.1, stand B70.
The stand will also feature a new catalogue presenting a selection of new books from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland available in German translation.

Nordic Reception: Thursday, 8 October, 17:00–18:30 at The Nordic Stand.

November 5
London, United Kingdom

Norwegian Children's and Young Adult Literature industry event

In collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, NORLA is hosting a special industry event highlighting contemporary Norwegian children’s and young adult literature on November 5.
The event will take place at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence.

November 12-November 22
Caen, France

Norway is Guest of Honour at Les Boréales

Norway is Guest of Honour at this year’s Les Boréales festival in Normandy, taking place from 12–22 November.
A strong line-up of Norwegian authors will take part in the festival: Ingeborg Arvola, Martin Baldysz, Brit Bildøen, Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst, Oliver Lovrenski, Aslak Nore, Lars Ramslie and Maria Navarro Skaranger.

During the festival, NORLA will also organise a translation seminar for students at the University of Caen on 17 November. The seminar will have a special focus on Brit Bildøen’s Gult farevarsel (Yellow Warning, Vigilance orange). Bildøen and her French translator Marina Heide will take part in the seminar, which is organized in close cooperation with the University.

The Norwegian Embassy in Paris is a partner in Norway’s Guest of Honour programme.