Northern Stories Fall 2020

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Agnes Ravatn

SEVEN DOORS Agnes Ravatn is finally back with a new novel, six years after the success of The Bird Tribunal which now has been sold to fiftheen countries. Professor in Comparative literature, Nina Winsløff is at a turning point. Her work seems decreasingly relevant, and her home, where she’s spent her entire adult life is going to be demolished. Her husband Mads, also the Vice Mayor for Health and Social Services in the city, is busy at work, and her relationship with her cynical daughter Ingeborg is not the best. Nina and her husband also own a semi-detached house, which is rented out. The tenant – violinist Mari Nilsen - suddenly goes missing the day after Nina and her daughter pays her a visit. The police have no clues, and the investigation is slowly put to a halt. But Nina can’t rest. What happened to their tenant, who left her son behind? She starts pulling a few threads to find out, not realizing that her discoveries will have grave consequences. Seven doors is a harrowing novel of dark secrets and dangerous curiosity. Original title: Dei sju dørene Publisher: Samlaget, 2019 Category: Fiction Pages: 250 pages RIGHTS SOLD TO Germany, btb World English rights, Orenda Books Film/TV-rights: Truewest

This novel has it all! Agnes Ravatn's gorgeous bag of goodies of a novel has everything one could wish for in humor, intelligence and suspense. Dagsavisen

Both fun, exciting and profound. Adresseavisen

Like an electric shock - a real Greek tragedy in a modern Norwegian family becomes extremely powerful to read Fædrelandsvennen

A sophisticated crime mystery Bergens Tidende

Agnes Ravatn Agnes Ravatn is an author and columnist. In 2015 she was chosen as one of the ten most promising authors under 35 in Norway by the Norwegian Festival of Literature. This was the year after her second novel The Bird Tribunal, got fabulous reviews. It was also made into a successful play, and could be seen at the theater for nearly two years.

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Ingunn Myklebust Urban Knitting

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Anders Røyneberg Green Joy

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ILLUSTRATED NONFICTION

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YOUNG ADULT

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Linn Skåber | Being Young

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Therese Tungen | Love, or Something Like it

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Tore Kvæven | When the Land Darkens

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Agnes Ravatn | The Bird Tribunal

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Agnes Ravatn | Seven Doors

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Sigurd Hartkorn Plaetner | Something about Vitus

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Halldor Armand | Brother

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Sven Simonsen | Risk

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Jørgen Jæger | Heartless

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John Kåre Raake | The Ice

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THRILLER/CRIME

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FICTION

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Torolf Kroglund | The Last Eel

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Morten Traavik | Traitor’s Guide to North Korea

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Anders Bortne | Sleepless

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Nazneen Khan-Østrem | London

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NONFICTION

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Camara Lundestad Joof | I talk about it all the time

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Erik Martiniussen | The War Against Bacteria

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Line Nagell Ylvisåker | My World is melting

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Thomas Reinertsen Berg | Theatre of the World

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Janne Stigen Drangsholt | From Shakespeare to Knausgård

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