Congratulations! The prestigious Brage Prize to "Talk of Terrible Times" by Olaug Nilssen

November 22 2017

Tuesday 21 November Olaug Nilssen won this years Brage Prize for her strong, sharp and tender novel Talk of Terrible Times. According to the jury this novel " is a story both raw and nuanced, full of fighting spirit and grief; a story about love that demands everything one has to give".

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