The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

I want to do Norway because I have some relatives from there. Anyone know of books set there or ways to look those up? thanks!

Hunger

Here's a classic that's not too long to read either.

not sure if you like mysteries, you can go to stopyourekillingme.com and click on location

also bibliotravel( google will link you) has a LOT of options by country hth

i found one! The Orange Girl

In terms of crime novels, Karin Fossum's books are set in Norway...

Books set in Norway:
Kristin Lavransdatter
Alberta and Jacob
The Birds
The House With the Blind Glass Windows

I highly recommend any play written by Henrik Johan Ibsen: A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, An Enemy of the People, Peer Gynt, The Master Builder.

Sigrid Undset for her Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy.

Here is a list of others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...

I'm Norwegian, so I could suggest lots of books set in Norway. I'm not quite sure which books are translated to English though. But all the books mentioned above are good choices, the books by Karin Fossum are great and the Sigrid Undset books too. And The House With the Blind Glass Windows is supposed to be great, though I haven't actually read that one...

Feel free to ask me about Norwegian books if you have any questions :)

Lene wrote: "I'm Norwegian, so I could suggest lots of books set in Norway. I'm not quite sure which books are translated to English though. But all the books mentioned above are good choices, the books by Kari..."
thanks! Have you read
The Orange Girl?

I haven't read The Orange Girl but it's supposed to be good. It was actually made into a movie last year. All Jostein Gaarder's book are really popular, so I think it could be a good choice :)

I read "The Orange Girl" a few years ago and really enjoyed it.

Here's a couple that haven't been mentioned:

Out Stealing Horses A Novel by Per Petterson
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

I second all of the suggestions for Jostein Gaarer's books. I enjoyed Through A Glass, Darkly (as well as Sophie's World and The Orange Girl)