Lit in Translation

Ingvild H. Rishøi

Born 1978 · Norway

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Brage 2021 · Shortlist

    Brightly Shining

    Stargate

    Ingvild H. Rishøi · 43 when first published

    Novel · 192 pages · Family

    AI-generated summary:Two sisters in Oslo's Tøyen district face Christmas after their father loses yet another job: the elder hauls Christmas trees, the younger sells wreaths, and their father heads to the pub called Stargate.

  • In English

    Brage 2014 · Shortlist

    Winter Stories

    Vinternoveller

    Ingvild H. Rishøi · 36 when first published

    Short stories · 189 pages

    AI-generated summary:Three winter stories about love and about people who mean well and do their best but do not always manage: about running away on the Valdres express bus, karaoke, shopping centres and snow.

  • No English yet

    Brage 2011 · Shortlist

    Historien om fru Berg

    Title translated by AI:“The Story of Mrs Berg”

    Ingvild H. Rishøi · 33 when first published

    Short stories · 118 pages

    AI-generated summary:Five stories about care: about meeting a first lover, being clairvoyant and reading signs, discovering that you are just like Janis Joplin, and loving a hamster called Mrs Berg.