Books by Norwegian authors
Norwegian Wood is set in Japan during the late 1960s/early 1970s, and follows a young man named Toru Watanabe, a university student living in Tokyo following the suicide of his only friend in high school, Kizuki.
Another prominent character throughout the novel is Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend..
Contemporary Norwegian literature
Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people.
The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Sk\xe1ldaspillir..
Current Norwegian authors
Norwegian Wood is set in Japan during the late 1960s/early 1970s, and follows a young man named Toru Watanabe, a university student living in Tokyo following the suicide of his only friend in high school, Kizuki.
Another prominent character throughout the novel is Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend..
What famous author comes from Norway?
Henrik Ibsen might be Norway's most popular author.
The Norwegian playwright and author, born in 1828, wrote a number of popular plays including Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder..
What is literature written in Norway or by Norwegians called?
Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people.
The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Sk\xe1ldaspillir..
What is Norway literature?
Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people.
The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Sk\xe1ldaspillir..
What is Norwegian book about?
Norwegian Wood is set in Japan during the late 1960s/early 1970s, and follows a young man named Toru Watanabe, a university student living in Tokyo following the suicide of his only friend in high school, Kizuki.
Another prominent character throughout the novel is Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend..
What is the oldest Norwegian literature?
Medieval poetry
The earliest preserved examples of Old Norse literature are the Eddic poems, the oldest of which may have been composed in early 9th century Norway drawing on the common Germanic tradition of alliterative verse..
Who is Norway's most famous writer?
Henrik Ibsen might be Norway's most popular author.
The Norwegian playwright and author, born in 1828, wrote a number of popular plays including Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, When We Dead Awaken, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder..
Who is the father of Norwegian literature?
Henrik Wergeland is generally recognized as the father of a modern Norwegian literature.
The enthusiastic nationalism of Wergeland and his young following brought conflict with the establishment, which was unwilling to accept everything as good, simply because it was Norwegian..
