![]() Icelandic sagas - not that I've read lots - have quite a plain style in translation and can be faster to read than some assume not dissimilar to the style of mystery and thrillers, because they both concentrate on action. Other light stuff on a par with 100YOM: A Man Called Ove, The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend.Ī few classic authors who are reasonably easy to find: Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter Knut Hamsun, esp Hunger Tarjei Vesaas Halldor Laxness The Long Ships by Frans Bengtsson if you like adventure stories. Some contemporary ones that are both literary and approachable: Per Petterson adults' books by Tove Jansson Sjon My Recommended Play/Read Order: Myst Riven: The Sequel to Myst The Book of Atrus The Book of Ti'ana Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Myst V: End of Ages The Book of D'ni Myst Online: Uru Live 2. Myst V: End of Ages Myst Online: Uru Live 2. If you keep up with press reviews, you will have heard more than enough about Knausgard and The Hundred Year Old Man already. The Book of Marrim (Unreleased) Myst IV: Revelation Uru: Complete Chronicles 1, 2. ![]() If you mean Scandinavian / Nordic authors of stuff other than crime & thrillers, there are plenty here:Īlso, searching for lists by individual country names should find more stuff. (I quite like Anne Holt's Hanne Wilhelmsen regardless) - though Kerstin Ekman's Blackwater is a standalone crime novel by a literary writer. There are plenty of series with strong female leads but unfortunately the writing in those I know isn't quite as good. One of my GR friends who likes a change from the stereotypical moody, drunken sort of detective likes Camilla Lackberg's books. Also depends what kind of characters you are looking for. If you place a lot of importance on writing style in mysteries, among the best contemporary Nordic ones are Arnaldur Indridason and Johan Theorin. If you want modern-classic procedurals like Mankell, the obvious choice is Sjowall & Wahloo's Martin Beck series. ![]() Although that's not to say there are no errors. Wikipedia is considerably better than it used to be and there are many articles that show signs of academic input if you know the topic. All the info there on the meanings of Scandinavia / the Nordic countries / Fennoscandia / the Scandinavian peninsula concurs with what I've read elsewhere, books, articles etc. ![]()
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