Lars myttings first novel, horsepower 272 pages was published by gyldendal in. Heidi havan grosch hel ved poses with its english edition and. Hel ved norwegian wood chopping, stacking and drying wood. The title of the book in its original norwegian is hel. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way at. Hel ved is myttings first nonfiction book and spent more than a year on the nonfiction bestseller list in norway.
Lars mytting, bestselling author of norwegian wood, brings his deep knowledge of history, carpentry, fishing, and stave churches to this compelling historical novel, an international bestseller. Nothing cheers up a room or warms the heart and hands like a crackling fire. Lars myttings norwegian wood has been shortlisted for the british book industry nonfiction book of the year 2016. What is it that makes lars myttings nonfiction book about wood chopping so. Hel ved norwegian wood chopping, stacking and drying. Mytting worked as lector and journalist for norways largest newspaper aftenposten before he published the novels varofferet and hestekrefter. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way by lars mytting.
His novel the sixteen trees of the somme was awarded the norwegian national booksellers award and has been bought for film. It is a practicallyrical guide on the use and lore of firewood, based on norwegian traditions and our modern science on stoves and renewable energy. Firewood book has fired up readers norways news in english. His book, norwegian wood hel ved, was front and center in every bookstore in. He author lars mytting has hit upon the deepest structural core of the. Lars mytting portrait christian elgvin kopie 1024x512. He has written two novels, both of which met with critical acclaim, and the first.
Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way was recently translated into english. It explains why norwegian lars myttings hel ved solid wood is a bestseller all over scandinavia. Its fair to say that lars mytting above, author of norwegian wood, the british. This is the definitive firewood book in norway, from anne. The title of the book in its original norwegian is hel ved, which. Norwegian wood has become an international bestseller, and was the bookseller industry awards nonfiction book of the year 2016. If you love chopping wood, these books are for you. He is best known in english for his book on woodchopping hel ved norwegian wood. If you love chopping wood, these books are for you irish.
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