11 must-read scandinavian literature books like Skipper Worse by Alexander L. Kielland

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Skipper Worse

By: Alexander L. Kielland

3.49

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

SKIPPER WORSE is a penetrating portrait of emotions and passions in a small coastal Norwegian town,…

If you liked the scandinavian literature plot in Skipper Worse by Alexander L. Kielland , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. To søstre

By: Åsne Seierstad

4.21

Format: 490 pages, Hardcover

This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN 9788248916826. Historien om to ungjenter fra Bærum… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
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2. The Wild Duck

By: David Eldridge , Henrik Ibsen

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic, published to tie-in with the production at the Don… read more

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  • 19th century
  • classics
  • scandinavian literature
  • fiction
"Folk er syke, omtrent alle ihop dessverre."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"He is suffering from an acute attack of integrity."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"...brug ikke det udenlandske ord: Idealer, vi har jo det gode norske Løgne."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"Most people are ennobled by the actual presence of death. But how long do you suppose this nobility will last in him?"

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

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3. Love's Comedy

By: Henrik Ibsen

3.31

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Ibsen's first assured masterpiece, written in verse and in language loaded with vivid imagery and p… read more

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  • classics
Cover of Naïve. Super by Erlend Loe, Tor Ketil Solberg

4. Naïve. Super

By: Erlend Loe , Tor Ketil Solberg

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

The narrator of this funny and poignant novel is searching for meaning, going back to his childhood… read more

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  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • fiction
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5. Klatremus Og De Andre Dyr I Hakkebakkeskoven

By: Thorbjørn Egner

3.49

Format: 312 pages,

Illustrated book of children's stories and songs. In Norwegian. read more

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  • classics
  • scandinavian literature
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6. Hedda Gabler

By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of… read more

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  • 19th century
  • classics
  • fiction

7. Tante Ulrikkes vei

By: Zeshan Shakar

3.64

Format: None pages, ebook

<> <> Det er Norge pa 2000-tallet. To gutter vokser opp i Tante Ulrikkes vei pa Stovner i Oslo. For… read more

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  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
  • fiction
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8. Faust, Part Two

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , None

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is a new translation of Faust, Part Two by David Luke, whose translation of Faust, Part I was … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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9. The Year of the Hare

By: Arto Paasilinna

3.92

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

A journalist and a photographer set out on an assignment on lovely sunny evening. As they drive thr… read more

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  • classics
  • scandinavian literature
  • fiction

10. Hvis der skulle komme et menneske forbi

By: Thomas Korsgaard

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

En staerk roman om den afstumpethed og afmagt, der opstar, nar kaerligheden forsvinder i en familie… read more

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11. A Doll's House

By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer

3.76

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more

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  • 19th century
  • classics
  • fiction
"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

12. The House of the Dead

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Ergin Altay

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

Accused of political subversion as a young man, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to four years of h… read more

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13. Shame

By: Annie Ernaux

3.67

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon." Thus begins Shame, … read more

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"People are forever remembering."

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

"We have no true memory of ourselves."

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

"Le pire dans la honte, c'est qu'on croit être seul à la ressentir"

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

"anyone who doesn't speak "the way we do" is, to some extent, labeled a foreigner."

-Annie Ernaux, Shame

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14. Gjentakelsen

By: Vigdis Hjorth

4.17

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Gjentakelsen er en rå og heftig framstilling av ungt liv. En voksen kvinne ser tilbake på seg selv … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
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15. Den dagen Nils Vik døde

By: Frode Grytten

4.59

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

Over fjorden går han. Over fjorden utan å nøle. Over fjorden som så mange gongar før. Seint og tidl… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
Cover of Synnøve Solbakken by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

16. Synnøve Solbakken

By: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

3.27

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was cond… read more

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  • classics
  • 19th century
  • fiction
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
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17. Min skyld - En historie om frigjøring

By: Abid Raja

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Kulturminister Abid Raja er blitt kalt breial, brautende, poserende og dominerende. Hans liv har… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
"Var du uenig med noen i byen utenfor denne skolen, var konsekvensen ofte at du skulle bankes. På Foss var sånt helt ukjent. Uenigheter var interessante."

-Abid Raja, Min skyld - En historie om frigjøring

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18. Forrådt

By: Amalie Skram

3.53

Format: 160 pages, None

Ory gifter seg bare 17 år gammel, og går rett fra barneværelset over til ektesengen om bord på skip… read more

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  • classics
  • 19th century
  • fiction
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
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19. Skipper Worse

By: Alexander L. Kielland

3.49

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

SKIPPER WORSE is a penetrating portrait of emotions and passions in a small coastal Norwegian town,… read more

Similar categories in Alexander L. Kielland's Skipper Worse book and Alexander L. Kielland's Skipper Worse

  • literary fiction
  • classics
  • 19th century
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Hvem sa hva? Kvinner, menn og språk by Helene Uri

20. Hvem sa hva? Kvinner, menn og språk

By: Helene Uri

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Han sutrer som ei jente. Hun har hår på brøstet. Han kjører som ei kjerring, og det er på tide at h… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Pabbi. En familiesaga om drukkenskap by Mímir Kristjánsson

21. Pabbi. En familiesaga om drukkenskap

By: Mímir Kristjánsson

4.43

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

Mímir husker ikke hvor gammel han var da han skjønte han ville få problemer med alkohol, men det va… read more

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