Vigdis Hjorth: 3 books

‘Zomerhuis’ van Vigdis Hjorth is een aangrijpende roman over schuld en vergeving, die in Noorwegen voor veel controverse zorgde. Er ontstond een fel literair debat rond ‘Zomerhuis’, net zoals bij Knausgård, over de vraag wat waarheid is en wat fictie in een roman. Wat doet het met diegenen...

A controversial bestseller from one of Norway's most intelligent and highly-regarded novelists When a dispute over her parents’ will grows bitter, Bergljot is drawn back into the orbit of the family she fled twenty years before. Her mother and father have decided to leave two island summer...

A House in Norway tells the story of Alma, a divorced textile artist who makes a living from weaving standards for trade unions and marching bands. She lives alone in an old villa, and rents out an apartment in her house to supplement her income. She is overjoyed to be given a more creative assignment,...