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It was a crime of senseless violence. On a cold night in a remote Swedish farmhouse, an elderly farmer was bludgeoned to death, his wife left to die with a noose around her neck. As if this didn’t present enough problems for Ystad police inspector Kurt Wallander, the dying woman’s last word...

Wie eine ganz dumme Idee eine schwedische Kleinstadt kräftig durcheinanderwirbelt – vom Bestseller Autor Fredrik Backman Eine Kleinstadt in Schweden, kurz vor dem Jahreswechsel: An einem eher grauen Tag finden sich sieben Fremde zu einer Wohnungsbesichtigung zusammen. Sie alle sind irgendwie...

Short Stories in Swedish for Beginners has been made especially for students from beginner to low-intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

The Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda are our oldest written sources for Norse mythology. When it comes to the norse myths, they are the closest thing we have to listening these stories as the vikings actually told them, around those ancient campfires so long ago. It is my hope that you will enjoy this collection, and that the two books will work in tandem to broaden and deepen your appreciation for these epic and mystical stories, and the enigmatic culture that spawned them.

Magic and myth inhabit these chapters 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. 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.

Stopping to use a cash machine one evening, a man inexplicably falls to the ground: dead. A taxi driver is brutally murdered by two teenage girls. Quickly apprehended they appal local policemen with their total lack of remorse. One girl escapes police custody and disappears without trace. Soon afterwards, a blackout covers half the country. When an engineer arrives at the malfunctioning power station, he makes a grisly discovery. Inspector Kurt Wallander is sure that these events must be linked - somehow.

Eine humorvolle und tief bewegende Geschichte von Bestsellerautor Fredrik Backman (»Ein Mann namens Ove«) In einer kleinen Küstenstadt verbringt eine Gruppe von Teenagern lange Sommertage auf einem verlassenen Pier. Gemeinsam suchen sie hier Zuflucht von ihrem schwierigen Alltag, geben...

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature Jon Fosse said farewell to theory early in his career, choosing poetry, fiction, and drama as his mediums of choice. Here, however, in a selection from his two books of essays, we see just how incisive a critic and memoirist he can be. Not only...

Short Stories in Norwegian for Beginners has been made especially for students from beginner to low-intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.  

In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard explores the life and work of Edvard Munch. Setting out to understand the enduring power of Munch’s painting, Knausgaard reflects on the essence of creativity, on choosing to be an artist, experiencing the world through art and its influence on his own writing. As co-curator of a major new exhibition of Munch's work in Oslo, Knausgaard visits the landscapes that inspired him, and speaks with contemporary artists, including Vanessa Baird and Anselm Kiefer. 

Ah! yes, that was little Tuk: in reality his name was not Tuk, but that was what he called himself before he could speak plain: he meant it for Charles, and it is all well enough if one does but know it. He had now to take care of his little sister Augusta, who was much younger than himself, and he was, besides, to learn his lesson at the same time; but these two things would not do together at all.

England, 1852: William, Biologe, Samenhändler und Vater von acht Kindern, verlässt seit Wochen das Bett nicht. Das Geschäft liegt brach. Doch eine Idee könnte alles verändern: ein völlig neuartiger Bienenstock. Ohio, 2007: Der Imker George arbeitet hart für seinen Traum. Der Hof soll größer werden, sein Sohn Tom eines Tages übernehmen. Der aber träumt vom Journalismus. Plötzlich geschieht das Unglaubliche: Die Bienen verschwinden.

THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR 30 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WINNER OF THE GLASS KEY AWARD In the middle of a hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is...

Ghosts is a play by the legendary Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Written in 1881, the play is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality. Its controversial subject matter includes frank discussions of incest, euthanasia, criticism of religion, and venereal disease, a basket of deplorable themes that scandalized Victorian society. Ghosts is the story of Helen Alving, a widow who is haunted by the many mistresses of her deceased husband and by her troubled son. The theme is a refutation of the idea that one ought to sacrifice one’s dreams on the altar of duty.

John Meyer Frey is sentenced to death by the state of Ohio. John Meyer Frey dies awaiting execution on death row. John Meyer Frey, six years later, is found alive in Sweden. Detective Superintendent Ewert Grens now has a dead man in his custody, an impossible mystery on his hands, and the most explosive case of his career in front of him.

In Inadvertent, internationally best-selling author Karl Ove Knausgaard reveals his beginnings as a writer and his literary influences, as well as his creative development and his struggles. But this audiobook is more than a window into the writer's frame of mind. It's also a glimmering meditation on literature and creativity - on its limitations and its freedoms.  

In Oslo betritt eine verängstigte Frau eine U-Bahn, um den Körper einen Sprengstoffgürtel. Panik bricht aus. Dann explodiert die Bombe. Kurz darauf erhält die Journalistin Jessica Blomqvist einen Anruf von einem Unbekannten, der ihr eine weitere Tat ankündigt. Mit dem Fall werden der erfahrene Kommissar Holger Munch und sein Team betraut, zu dem auch die brillante junge Ermittlerin Mia Krüger zählt. Auf dem Küchentisch der Frau aus der U-Bahn stoßen Munch und Mia auf drei rätselhafte Gegenstände, darunter eine kleine Luchsfigur.

In Oslo betritt eine verängstigte Frau eine U-Bahn, um den Körper einen Sprengstoffgürtel. Panik bricht aus. Dann explodiert die Bombe. Kurz darauf erhält die Journalistin Jessica Blomqvist einen Anruf von einem Unbekannten, der ihr eine weitere Tat ankündigt. Mit dem Fall werden der erfahrene Kommissar Holger Munch und sein Team betraut, zu dem auch die brillante junge Ermittlerin Mia Krüger zählt. Auf dem Küchentisch der Frau aus der U-Bahn stoßen Munch und Mia auf drei rätselhafte Gegenstände, darunter eine kleine Luchsfigur.

Marcus‘ glamouröse Tage als gefeierter Starautor gehören der Vergangenheit an – ihm will einfach kein neuer Bestseller gelingen. Da wird er von Ernst, einem alten Bekannten aus der Schreibschule, kontaktiert, der unter Pseudonym einen Kriminalroman veröffentlichen möchte. Kann Marcus das Manuskript an seinen Agenten weitergeben und sicherstellen, dass Ernsts Identität geheim bleibt? Ein kleiner Gefallen, keine große Sache, denkt Marcus. Doch durch ein Missverständnis geht die literarische Welt bald davon aus, dass Marcus seine Schreibkrise überwunden und einen neuen Bestseller geschrieben hat.

Ein Drama vor der Südküste Islands, das weit in die Vergangenheit reicht – ein großer Thriller der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Yrsa Sigurdardóttir. Eine fünfköpfige Freundesgruppe, die sich aus Studienzeiten kennt, trifft auf einer der Westmännerinseln vor der Südküste Islands zusammen. Sie sind gekommen, um an der Beerdigung einer ehemaligen Freundin teilzunehmen. Im Haus der Verstorbenen machen sie einen grausamen Fund, der auf ein düsteres Ereignis aus der gemeinsamen Vergangenheit hinweist.