The Greatest Norwegian Books of All Time
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 465 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | Hunger | Knut Hamsun | 1890 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 322 | Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset | 1920 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 428 | A Doll's House | Henrik Ibsen | 1879 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 665 | Growth of the Soil | Knut Hamsun | 1917 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 718 | The Alberta Trilogy | Cora Sandel | 1926 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 1093 | My Struggle | Karl Ove Knausgaard | 2009 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 1353 | Pan | Knut Hamsun | 1894 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 1357 | House with the Blind Glass Windows | Herbjørg Wassmo | 1981 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 1753 | The Birds | Tarjei Vesaas | 1957 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 1921 | The Kon-Tiki Expedition | Thor Heyerdahl | 1948 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 2398 | The Werewolf | Aksel Sandemose | 1958 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 2651 | Sophie's World | Jostein Gaarder | 1991 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 2876 | Out Stealing Horses | Per Petterson | 2003 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 2947 | Giants in the Earth | Ole Edvart Rolvaag | 1927 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 3088 | The Redbreast | Jo Nesbø | 2000 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 3475 | Mysteries | Knut Hamsun | 1892 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 3429 | Constance Ring | Amalie Skram | 1885 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 3429 | The District Governor's Daughters | Camilla Collett | 1854 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 3595 | Selected Plays of Henrick Ibsen | Henrik Ibsen | 1900 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 3757 | The Bookseller of Kabul | Asne Seierstad | 2002 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 4037 | Farthest North | Fridtjof Nansen | 1897 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 4375 | Septology | Jon Fosse | 2019 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 4934 | One Of Us | Asne Seierstad | 2013 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 5686 | The Last Of The Vikings | Johan Bojer | 1921 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 5771 | Peer Gynt | Henrik Ibsen | 1867 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 6163 | The Snowman | Jo Nesbø | 2007 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 6514 | Hedda Gabler | Henrik Ibsen | 1890 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 7007 | Alberta And Jacob | Cora Sandel | 1926 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 6956 | The South Pole | Roald Amundsen | 1912 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 7392 | My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard | 2011 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 7594 | The Half Brother | Lars Saabye Christensen | 2001 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 8067 | Brand | Henrik Ibsen | 1866 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 8570 | Poems And Songs | Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson | 1870 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 8712 | Selected Short Stories Of Cora Sandel | Cora Sandel | 1993 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 8898 | Ecology, Community And Lifestyle | Arne Naess | 1989 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 8955 | Macbeth | Jo Nesbø | 2018 | Norwegian | English | |
| 9421 | The Third Realm | Karl Ove Knausgaard | 2024 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 9778 | If Only | Vigdis Hjorth | 2024 | Norwegian | English | |
| 11124 | An Enemy of the People | Henrik Ibsen | 1882 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 11765 | Poor Numbers | Morten Jerven | 2013 | Norwegian | English | |
| 11865 | Trilogy | Jon Fosse | 2014 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 12616 | The Master Builder | Henrik Ibsen | 1892 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 12776 | The Wild Duck | Henrik Ibsen | 1884 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13127 | Emperor And Galilean | Henrik Ibsen | 1873 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13127 | The Lady From The Sea | Henrik Ibsen | 1888 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13127 | When We Dead Awaken | Henrik Ibsen | 1899 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13091 | On Overgrown Paths | Knut Hamsun | 1949 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13833 | My Life As an Explorer (Amundsen) | Roald Amundsen | 1927 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13983 | Melancholy | Jon Fosse | 1995 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
| 13983 | The Great Hunger | Johan Bojer | 1918 | Norwegian | Norwegian |