Literature

Norwegian Literature Abroad (NORLA) – a government-funded, non-commercial foundation that promotes Norwegian literature abroad - will be attending the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), 28 August to 3 September at the China International Exhibition Center (New Venue). Read more

Lars Svendsen’s rock ontology strikes a chord with the Shanghai audience. Read more

Popular Norwegian author and philosopher makes his Mainland China Debut in March with three brand-new Chinese translations by Peking University Press.

• Lars Svendsen presentation at M on the Bund

World-renowned author/journalist Åsne Seierstad wrapped up her China tour in Beijing last week, visiting among other universities, Peking University, where she briefly studied Chinese in 1997. She enjoyed considerable attention among the local students who engaged her in questions and debate. Seierstad also attended the Beijing Bookworm International Literary Festival and met the local press. Read more

World known Norwegian freelance journalist and author Åsne Seierstad is currently doing a short, but intensive China tour; paying visits to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. In addition to being one of the headliners at the Shanghai International Literary Festival, while staying in Shanghai she also held a press meeting at Changning Library, participated in a seminar at the prestigious Fudan... Read more

Norwegian journalist and author Åsne Seierstad will be at Shanghai International Literary Festival, Bookworm International Literary Festival and more. Read more

Between the 4th and 6th of December, the newly established Chinese-Nordic Cultural centre at Nanjing University will host a symposium for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Knut Hamsun. Read more

On the occasion of well-known Norwegian writer Ragnar Hovland’s visit to China, Hunan Juvenile & Children’s Publishing House will organize a forum of Development of Children and Juvenile’s Literature. Read more

The 12th International Ibsen Conference (IIC) will be held at Fudan University in Shanghai from June 14th-20th. This is the first time that this conference is to be held outside the West. The International Ibsen Committee has chosen “Ibsen Across Cultures” as an overall theme for the conference. Read more

In 2009, the International Ibsen Scholarships will be awarded for the second time since they were inaugurated. The scholarships are meant to act as incentives for critical discourse in regards to existential and society-related subject matters concerning Henrik Ibsen. In total, scholarship funds amount to NOK 1,000,000. The application deadline is May 1st, 2009. Read more

Last Saturday was a big day for Norwegian poetry, as the translations of Olav H. Haug e's poems were launched in Beijing . The Chinese contemporary poet Xi Chuan proclaimed that Beijing had gotten a new citizen. The translation is a result of the cooperation between Xi Chuan, the Norwegian Professor Harald Bøckman and his wife Liu Baisha. Read more

The book launch of Olav H. Hauge's works in Chinese will take place February 28th 16.00 o'clock at Mawood Theatre in Beijing. Read more

Norwegian writer Helene Uri will come to the The Bookworm International Literary Festival March 19th at 12.30. Read more

Ibsen and the Modern Self - a multidisciplinary conference took place in Guangzhou after having been held in Hongkong from November 19 th to 23 rd 2008. Coorganized by The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, the seminar was sponsored by Lee Hysan Foundation, Center for Ibsen Studies of Oslo University , and Foreign Ministry of... Read more

The 18th World Congress of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) took place in Shanghai  4 – 7 of August. The Norwegian delegation, consisting of nearly 100 members, was among the largest delegations at the congress. Read more

25/10/2005: The Embassy, together with China Architecture and Building Press hosted the launch of the “Lhasa Atlas”, written by Knud Larsen and Amund Sinding-Larsen, both architects at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Read more

28/09/2007: Norway’s famous writer Jostein Gaarder will be launching his novel “Maya” in Chinese translation and hold lectures at China’s top universities in October. The Bookworm in Beijing will host an open talk in English (no translation) with Mr. Gaarder on Monday evening 22 October   Read more