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.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
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