The Greatest Norwegian Fiction 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 488 '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 |
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222 | Hunger | Knut Hamsun | 1890 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
332 | Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset | 1920 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
439 | A Doll's House | Henrik Ibsen | 1879 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
687 | Growth of the Soil | Knut Hamsun | 1917 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
741 | The Alberta Trilogy | Cora Sandel | 1926 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
1118 | My Struggle | Karl Ove Knausgaard | 2009 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
1388 | House with the Blind Glass Windows | Herbjørg Wassmo | 1981 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
1389 | Pan | Knut Hamsun | 1894 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
1791 | The Birds | Tarjei Vesaas | 1957 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
2455 | The Werewolf | Aksel Sandemose | 1958 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
2687 | Sophie's World | Jostein Gaarder | 1991 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
2925 | Out Stealing Horses | Per Petterson | 2003 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
2999 | Giants in the Earth | Ole Edvart Rolvaag | 1927 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
3151 | The Redbreast | Jo Nesbø | 2000 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
3532 | Mysteries | Knut Hamsun | 1892 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
3493 | Constance Ring | Amalie Skram | 1885 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
3493 | The District Governor's Daughters | Camilla Collett | 1854 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
3671 | Selected Plays of Henrick Ibsen | Henrik Ibsen | 1900 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
4485 | Septology | Jon Fosse | 2019 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
5837 | The Last Of The Vikings | Johan Bojer | 1921 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
5914 | Peer Gynt | Henrik Ibsen | 1867 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
6323 | The Snowman | Jo Nesbø | 2007 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
6684 | Hedda Gabler | Henrik Ibsen | 1890 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
7190 | Alberta And Jacob | Cora Sandel | 1926 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
7594 | My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard | 2011 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
7813 | The Half Brother | Lars Saabye Christensen | 2001 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
8323 | Brand | Henrik Ibsen | 1866 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
8906 | Selected Short Stories Of Cora Sandel | Cora Sandel | 1993 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
9362 | Macbeth | Jo Nesbø | 2018 | Norwegian | English | |
9701 | The Third Realm | Karl Ove Knausgaard | 2024 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
10058 | If Only | Vigdis Hjorth | 2024 | Norwegian | English | |
11425 | An Enemy of the People | Henrik Ibsen | 1882 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
12321 | Trilogy | Jon Fosse | 2014 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
13001 | The Master Builder | Henrik Ibsen | 1892 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
13195 | The Wild Duck | Henrik Ibsen | 1884 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
13497 | Emperor And Galilean | Henrik Ibsen | 1873 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
13497 | The Lady From The Sea | Henrik Ibsen | 1888 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
13497 | When We Dead Awaken | Henrik Ibsen | 1899 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
14371 | Melancholy | Jon Fosse | 1995 | Norwegian | Norwegian | |
14371 | The Great Hunger | Johan Bojer | 1918 | Norwegian | Norwegian |