Norwegian authors Jo Nesbø and Per Petterson is set to attend the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Wednesday 24 August.
Wednesday 24 August 10.15am
Europe in the new era. Judith Hermann & Per Petterson. The literature of loss, Spiegeltent, £10 (£8) Buy tickets.
Making the launch of a new British literary imprint The Clerkenwell Press, leading German author Hermann joins us to discuss her novel Alice. It`s a work of great beauty in which Alice deals with the death of someone close to her. Norwegian author Per Petterson is a winner of the IMPAC and Independent Foreign Fiction prizes, and in his new book, I Curse the River of Time, it is 1989 and European communism is crumbling. Against this backdrop, Arvid Jansen discovers his mother has been diagnosed with cancer.
Per Petterson was born in Oslo in 1952 and worked for several years as an unskilled labourer, a bookseller, a writer and a translator until he made his literary debut in 1987 with the short-story collection Ashes in my Mouth, Sand in my Shoes, which was widely acclaimed by critics. He made his literary breakthrough in 2003 with the novel Out Stealing Horses, which has been translated into 40 languages so far and won many prizes, including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Petterson’s latest novel I Curse the River of Time was winner of the 2008 Critics'Prize, 2008 Nordic Council's Literary Prize and nominated for the P2-listeners Prize for Best Novel.
Wednesday 24 August 3pm
Jo Nesbø. Roaring into the crime fiction superleague. RBS Main Theatre, £10 (£8) Tickets sold out - returns only
The Nordic crime explosion show no sign of abating and everyone seems to be searching for the next Stieg og Henning. Across the 600 plus pages in the Leopard, Norway`s Nesbø is looking set on continuing to mine this golden seam. In the depths of winter, the bodies of two young women are found, both with inexplicable wounds. The crime scenes offer no clues, the media are reaching fever pitch, and the police are running out of options. Time to call for Inspector Harry Hole.
Jo Nesbø is a musician, songwriter, economist and bestselling author. His first crime novel featuring Harry Hole was published in Norway in 1997 and was an instant hit, winning the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel (an accolade shared with Peter Høeg, Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson). In 2010 The Snowman took the UK by storm and his most recent novel The Leopard is also a number one bestseller. Check out www.jonesbo.co.uk for more information.
WIN TICKETS!
We're GIVING AWAY 2 tickets to a panel discussion with Per Petterson and another 2 tickets to a lecture with Jo Nesbø at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 24 August. The lucky winners will also receive an EXCLUSIVE invite to a reception with the authors at the Norwegian Consulate General in Edinburgh. To enter, log on to ourFacebook profile and let us know what is your all-time favourite Norwegian novel? Winners will be picked at random and announced on 19 August.