As a child, Bergljot was sexually abused by her father, while her mother turned a blind eye to her cries for help. As an adult, she has cut off contact with her parents and sisters, who refused to believe her account. Years later, when it becomes clear that her father intends to exclude her and her brother from the inheritance – specifically the family’s summer cabins – Bergljot is unwillingly drawn back into contact with her family, forcing her to confront the trauma of her past.

“My Struggle” is a series of six autobiographical books by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård, in which he describes the intimate details of his personal life and inner thoughts, as well as those of his family and friends. The first book focuses on the author’s youth during the 1980s and his fraught relationship with his father, who struggled with alcoholism.

David, the protagonist of the novel “Encircling”, has lost his memory. In an effort to reconstruct his identity, he places an advertisement in a newspaper asking former acquaintances to get in touch. The story unfolds through a series of letters written by his closest friend, his former girlfriend, and his stepfather. These testimonies sketch a portrait of David – yet, due to contradictions between the accounts, a clear and coherent image never fully emerges.

“Wakefulness” tells the story of Asle and Alida, a young couple expecting a child who are driven from their home and arrive in Bergen (Bjørgvin) in search of shelter. Sleepless, they wander the rain-soaked streets of the city, trying to find a place to stay.

After the death of his wife, Trond moves from Oslo to a forest village in the northeast of Norway, near the Swedish border, where he recognises his neighbour as the brother of his childhood friend Jon. This encounter triggers a series of memories from the summer of 1948, including a tragic accident and the disappearance of both his friend and his father.

“The Half Brother” is a family chronicle spanning four generations of a Norwegian family in Oslo during the second half of the 20th century. At its heart is the close but difficult relationship between the half-brothers Barnum and Fred, who are raised by three strong women: their mother Vera, grandmother Boletta, and great-grandmother Ellen.

T. Singer, the title character of this novel, takes a job as a librarian in the small Norwegian town of Notodden. There, he settles into life and marries Merete, a ceramicist with a young daughter. However, a few years later, tragedy strikes, and he finds himself in a new role as a single father.

Vibeke and her son Jon have recently moved to a small town in the far north of Norway. Tomorrow will be Jon’s ninth birthday, and he is eagerly looking forward to it. His mother, however, has other matters on her mind. She yearns for space and time to herself and seeks romantic love more than the affection of her child.

Jonas Wergeland, a charismatic Norwegian television producer, returns home to find his wife murdered in their living room – and quickly becomes the prime suspect in the eyes of the public. As he tries to unravel the mystery of her death, he also examines his own life, from his youth to his television fame and his evolution into a notorious womaniser, all culminating in the events of that fateful day.

Sophie Amundsen, a fourteen-year-old girl from Norway, receives anonymous letters in the mail, posing life questions such as ‘Who are you?’ and ‘Where does the world come from?’ Bit by bit, she is drawn in a full introductory course in philosophy. As her worldview expands, Sophie begins questioning everything around her and becomes determined to uncover the identity of the mysterious letter-writer.