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"Tove Ditlevsen's autobiographical trilogy about her troubled life in Copenhagen"-- Provided by publisher

A new, definitive English translation of the celebrated story collection regarded as a landmark of Norwegian literature and culture The extraordinary folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe began appearing in Norway in 1841. Over the next two decades the publication of subsequent editions under the title Norske folkeeventyr made the names Asbjørnsen and Moe synonymous with Norwegian storytelling traditions. Tiina Nunnally’s vivid translation of their monumental collection is the first new English translation in more than 150 years—and the first ever to include all sixty original tales. Magic and myth inhabit these pages in figures both familiar and strange. Giant trolls and talking animals are everywhere. The winds take human form. A one-eyed old woman might seem reminiscent of the Norse god Odin. We meet sly aunts, resourceful princesses, and devious robbers. The clever and fearless boy Ash Lad often takes center stage as he ingeniously breaks spells and defeats enemies to win half the kingdom. These stories, set in Norway’s majestic landscape of towering mountains and dense forests, are filled with humor, mischief, and sometimes surprisingly cruel twists of fate. All are rendered in the deceptively simple narrative style perfected by Asbjørnsen and Moe—now translated into an English that is as finely tuned to the modern ear as it is true to the original Norwegian. Included here—for the very first time in English—are Asbjørnsen and Moe’s Forewords and Introductions to the early Norwegian editions of the tales. Asbjørnsen gives us an intriguing glimpse into the actual collection process and describes how the stories were initially received, both in Norway and abroad. Equally fascinating are Moe’s views on how central characters might be interpreted and his notes on the regions where each story was originally collected. Nunnally’s informative Translator’s Note places the tales in a biographical, historical, and literary context for the twenty-first century. The Norwegian folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe are timeless stories that will entertain, startle, and enthrall readers of all ages.

Marie Wall, celebrata star di Hollywood, è tornata a Fjällbacka per le riprese di un film su Ingrid Bergman di cui è la protagonista, e in paese non si parla d’altro. Trent’anni prima, quando era ancora una ragazzina, Marie e la sua amica del cuore erano state accusate di aver ucciso la piccola Stella, una bambina di appena quattro anni, la cui morte aveva profondamente scosso l’intera comunità. Quando alle porte di Fjällbacka, dove ora riecheggiano i suoni dell’estate, un’altra bambina scompare misteriosamente nelle stesse circostanze, il ricordo di quei drammatici eventi riaffiora con forza. Può davvero essere una coincidenza? Per capire se esiste un collegamento tra passato e presente, Patrik Hedström e la sua squadra devono disseppellire verità taciute per lunghi anni. Ed Erica, che al caso Stella lavora già da un po’, ha intenzione di fare di tutto per aiutare la polizia, mettendo a disposizione la sua principale abilità: quella di scavare a fondo nei vecchi casi di omicidio, cercando di scoprire che cos’è realmente accaduto e, soprattutto, perché. Intanto, intorno a loro cresce la paura, paura dell’ignoto e del diverso, che esaspera il clima di sospetto e alimenta un odio che arde come fuoco. In una rinnovata caccia alle streghe, quella stessa terra che secoli prima era stata illuminata da innumerevoli roghi, innalzati in nome di una folle lotta contro il demonio, minaccia di bruciare ancora, e di perdersi in un’immensa oscurità.

It's been a long, dark time since a gruesome discovery drew U.S. Forest Service ranger Lance Hansen into a murder investigation that is now approaching a resolution—although not to his satisfaction. In fact, the mysteries have been multiplying and getting uncomfortably close to home. On the run after a hunting expedition with his brother, Andy, went awry, Lance is haunted by visions of Swamper Caribou, the Ojibwe medicine man whose death a century earlier remains unexplained. Willy Dupree, Lance's former father-in-law, has the ability to interpret dreams—and what he reveals may be key to understanding both deaths, past and present. Reluctantly taking on the role of detective, Lance uncovers troubling connections and grim secrets that will shake him to his very core.In the final installment of his award-winning Minnesota Trilogy, Norwegian crime writer Vidar Sundstøl’s affinity for the northern world of Lake Superior is on full display—as Lance’s search takes him from the wilds of the Boundary Waters to outposts steeped in voyageur history and Ojibwe culture, from the streets of the Twin Cities to the gritty port of Duluth, to the sleepy tourist towns that dot the North Shore—and as the mysteries of love and nature, history and culture merge in a powerful conclusion.

A Norwegian tourist has been found murdered on the shore of Lake Superior--right where an Ojibwe man may have been killed more than one hundred years earlier. Four months later, the official investigation is supposedly over but still not resolved, and U.S. Forest Service officer Lance Hansen, drawn into the mystery by his grisly discovery of the body, is uncovering clues disturbingly close to home. His former father-in-law, Willy Dupree, may hold the key to the century-old murder of Swamper Caribou. And his own brother, Andy, might know more than he's telling--more than he should know--about the recent homicide. The relationship between the brothers takes a dangerous turn as their annual deer hunt becomes a deadly game. Steeped in the rich history of Lake Superior's rugged North Shore, this follow-up to the Riverton Prize-winning The Land of Dreams pursues two tales through a bleak and beautiful landscape haunted by the lives and dreams of its Scandinavian immigrants and Native Americans. Hansen finds himself equally haunted by the complex mysteries that continue to unravel around him.

Niels Bentzon è un poliziotto diverso dagli altri. Uno dall’arma poco facile, noto in tutta Copenaghen per i suoi metodi non convenzionali. Niels è un negoziatore, chiamato a risolvere situazioni con ostaggi in pericolo di vita. Ma è anche un uomo scomodo. Per questo, i suoi superiori gli assegnano un caso in apparenza banale e poco importante. La segnalazione giunge da un poliziotto di Venezia, tramite Interpol: qualcuno sta uccidendo una ad una alcune persone particolari, da un capo all’altro del mondo. Tutte le vittime hanno strani segni sulla schiena, che non sono tatuaggi ma nemmeno ferite. E tutte avevano una cosa in comune, una sola: erano persone stimate, amate, dedite agli altri. Erano persone buone. C’è un disegno dietro tutti questi omicidi, ma nessuno pare vederlo. C’è un killer, forse più di uno, che agisce secondo un ordine prestabilito. Ogni omicidio è calcolato, e secondo questi calcoli la prossima vittima sarà a Venezia. Oppure proprio a Copenaghen. Niels si trova di fronte a un compito quasi impossibile, per un poliziotto abituato a dare la caccia ai «cattivi»: deve trovare l’ultimo uomo buono e impedire che venga ucciso.

Crime writer Erica Falck is shocked to discover a Nazi medal among her late mother's possessions. Haunted by a childhood of neglect, she resolves to dig deep into her family's past and finally uncover the reasons why. Her enquiries lead her to the home of a retired history teacher. He was among her mother's circle of friends during the Second World War but her questions are met with bizarre and evasive answers. Two days later he meets a violent death. Detective Patrik Hedstrm, Erica's husband, is on paternity leave but soon becomes embroiled in the murder investigation. Who would kill so ruthlessly to bury secrets so old? Reluctantly Erica must read her mother's wartime diaries. But within the pages is a painful revelation about Erica's past. Could what little knowledge she has be enough to endanger her husband and newborn baby? The dark past is coming to light, and no one will escape the truth of how they came to bee