By Peter on Jan 3, 2008 in Fiction Books, Norwegian Writer, Science Fiction Books | 0 Comments
The Danish-Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg, (born Bergen, Norway 1684, died Sorø, Denmark 1754) was a prolific and entertaining writer, famous mostly for his extremely amusing, divine comedies (Jeppe on the Hill and Erasmus Montanus are probably the best known). However, he also wrote a story that may be considered one of the first science fiction [...]
By Peter on Dec 31, 2007 in Fiction Books, Jens Bjorneboe, Norwegian Writer | 0 Comments
Moment of Freedom is the first book in the Bjorneboe trilogy known as History of Bestiality. The two other books are Powderhouse and The Silence.
This is a grand work. The anarchic Bjorneboe despised repression and repressive institutions, as well as authority. This trilogy is a broadly founded literary attack on the multiple foundations of repressive [...]
By Peter on Oct 30, 2007 in Excellent book, Fiction Books, Paolo Coelho, bestseller, book review | 4 Comments
Is this yet another tale of a wild chase after a treasure, or what is it? It is, and yet it most certainly is not! This fable, about an Andalusian shepherd boy, with its seemingly trivial story line, has sold more than 65 million copies world wide. And, even though The Alchemist was first published in Brazil as recently as [...]
