His books have been translated into several languages. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Alt om hogging, stabling, torking og vedfyringens sjel kagge forlag as 2011 158 pages english edition available this book is both a portrait of the norwegian woodfiring tradition and a complete source of information about firewood. Buy norwegian wood chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way by lars mytting 9781419717987 2015 from. Published in 2011, lars mytting s hel ved solid wood spent more than a year on norways bestseller list. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The title of the book in its original norwegian is hel ved, which. But theres a new norwegian wood in town its a bestselling book by lars mytting called norwegian wood. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way was recently translated into english. Buy norwegian wood activity book by lars mytting, adam doughty from waterstones today. The best book about wood that youre ever likely to find.
If you love chopping wood, these books are for you irish. Lars myttings norwegian wood has been shortlisted for the british book industry nonfiction book of the year 2016. The internationally bestselling guide to chopping and storing firewood 01 by mytting, lars, ferguson, robert, ferguson, robert isbn. Its fair to say that lars mytting above, author of norwegian wood, the british. Mytting worked as lector and journalist for norways largest newspaper aftenposten before he published the novels varofferet and hestekrefter. Lars myttings nonfiction book hel ved norwegian wood.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read systerklockorna. Norwegian wood chopping, stacking, and drying wood the. Nothing cheers up a room or warms the heart and hands like a crackling fire. This is the definitive firewood book in norway, from anne. Hel ved is myttings first nonfiction book and spent more than a year on the nonfiction bestseller list in norway.
Published in 2011 in norway as hel ved solid wood, an expression referring to a persons good character, the book has sold 300,000 copies internationally, and is. He is best known in english for his book on woodchopping hel ved norwegian wood. Norwegian wood has become an international bestseller, and was the bookseller industry awards nonfiction book of the year 2016. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Lars mytting norwegian wood all about chopping, drying and stacking wood the scandinavian way what is it that makes lars mytting s nonfiction book about wood chopping so special that people all over the world cant get enough of it. The latest scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a stieg larssonlike thriller. He has worked as a journalist and editor for various norwegian newspapers as well as for the music magazine beat. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Aug 06, 2015 lars myttings svom med dem som drukner was my norwegian read this year in anticipation of my yearly trip to norway.
The book, in norwegian titled hel ved whole wood, won the award for best nonfiction book of the year in 2016 at the british book industry awards. A bible, an affirmation, a reference book, a piece of poetry, a true pleasure. His novel svom med dem som drukner published in english as the sixteen trees of the somme was awarded the norwegian national booksellers award and has been bought for film. Lars mytting is a norwegian novelist and journalist.
The title of the book in its original norwegian is hel ved, which literally translates as solid wood. November 25, 2015 books books extracts lars mytting nonfiction. An awardwinning author and journalist, he has previously published norwegian wood, which was awarded the bookseller industry awards nonfiction book of the year 2016. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way by lars mytting. An intriguing window into the exoticism of scandinavian culture, the book also features enough inherently. Lars myttings norwegian wood, translated by robert ferguson and published by maclehose press, is available in the uk this month. The book is billed as offering comprehensive information about chopping firewood, stacking it and drying it, along with the fundamentals of heating with wood fires. Everyone seems to have an opinion about firewood, so when gathering information for this book, author lars mytting traveled in his rearwheel drive volvo 240 to some of the coldest parts of norway in order to discover how others, researchers and normal folk alike, approached the chopping and burning of wood. It is uncommon for a book not originally written in english to become popular in the uk, but norwegian journalist and author lars mytting achieved this rare feat when his book norwegian wood became a surprising hit among british readers. The book is packed with facts about the purchase of wood, how to stack and dry firewood, and make a fire, but it also contains chapters about. Lars mytting he has written three critically acclaimed novels.
When you hear the words norwegian wood you probably think of the song by the beatles. Next week, this wonderfully written book arrives in the states, under its new and very descriptive title, norwegian wood. Lars myttings nonfiction book hel ved norwegian wood is one of the. Lars myttings nonfiction book hel ved norwegian wood is one of the greatest publishing successes in scandinavia ever. Mytting har arbeidet som forlagsredaktor og journalist i dagningen, aftenposten, arbeiderbladet og beat.
We first came across lars mytting during a trip to scotland. It is a practicallyrical guide on the use and lore of firewood, based on norwegian traditions. If you love chopping wood, these books are for you. His book hel ved norwegian wood has sold over 240 000 copies in norway and sweden alone. A few years ago, he had great success with the book hel ved published in english as norwegian wood, in which he extensively goes into the concepts of firewood and fire. Lars passion is infectious and uplifting not something you can usually say about a non fiction book. Lars mytting portrait christian elgvin kopie 1024x512.
Read an extract from norwegian wood by lars mytting whsmith. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ved. Youd think so, but then again you probably havent heard of norwegian author lars mytting, whose book hel ved an exploration of norways special relationship with you guessed it wood went on to sell,000 copies turned him into something of a national firewood celeb. Sep 23, 2015 hel ved is published here as norwegian wood which is, admit it, pretty crafty a peerless, pathological entree into the world of firewood. Heidi havan grosch hel ved poses with its english edition and. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way.
Myttings success, together with that of writers such as haruki murakami, elena ferrante and karl ove knausgard, gives renewed hope for. Lars myttings first novel, horsepower 272 pages was published by gyldendal in. Born in favang, norway, mytting became a critically acclaimed novelist after quitting his job in the city and moving to the chilly eastern norwegian valley of osterdalen to become a fulltime author. Nov 11, 2019 when you hear the words norwegian wood you probably think of the song by the beatles.
Chopping, stacking and drying wood the scandinavian way. The stylish weekly magazine d2, published by newspaper dagens n. Bogen blev artiets mest solgte bog i norge og har solgt i flere end 700. Buy norwegian wood by lars mytting 9781419717987 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. Nov 25, 2015 read an extract from norwegian wood by lars mytting november 25, 2015 books books extracts lars mytting nonfiction when predicting the books that would do well in the uk in the leadup to christmas, a book on chopping and stacking wood probably wouldnt have made it into our top five guesses. Its called hel ved, which literally means pure not fabricated firewood but which also is used as an expression akin to salt of the earth. Hel ved norwegian wood chopping, stacking and drying.
Lars mytting 1968 is a norwegian author and journalist. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Hel ved is mytting s first nonfiction book and spent more than a year on the nonfiction bestseller list in norway. Ebook lars mytting libro electronico descargar pdf serie. He worked as a journalist and editor before writing full time. Armchair woodchoppers make diy timber guide surprise. Lars mytting writers edinburgh international book festival. Chopping, stacking and drying wood the scandinavian way was a bestseller in norway, has been translated into 10 languages and spawned a 12hour tv programme of wood being chopped and burned that transfixed a million norwegians. Full of useful technical detail and guidance, but also a wonderful insight into the relationship we have with wood, how it brings communities together and shapes societies. His book, norwegian wood hel ved, was front and center in every bookstore in every town. Lars mytting wird mit dem british book industry award 2016. Read an extract from norwegian wood by lars mytting. Arbeidet senere som forlagsredaktor, for han fikk utgitt romanen hestekrefter i 2006. Lars mytting norwegian wood all about chopping, drying and.
Jan 17, 2016 we first came across lars mytting during a trip to scotland. What is it that makes lars myttings nonfiction book about wood chopping so. A couple of years ago, when norwegian tv broadcast a 12hour programme on how to burn firewood, one of the guests on the show was lars mytting who has sold over 230,000 copies of his book hel ved, loosely translated as pure wood norwegian for clear wood, or when applied to a person the real deal all about the norwegian love. Hel ved norwegian wood chopping, stacking and drying wood. Mytting is charily romantic about felling, splitting, and stacking wood. He author lars mytting has hit upon the deepest structural core of the. Norwegian wood lars mytting bok 9780857052551 bokus. The title of the book in its original norwegian is hel ved. He has written two novels, both of which met with critical acclaim, and the first was published in denmark, sweden, germany, and finland. Lars mytting has previously written three critically acclaimed novels but, unlikely as it may seem, it was norwegian wood hel ved in his native tongue that made him a household name in norway.
You can change region by clicking the flag in the toolbar. Signed books are available from toppings bookshop in ely, forum books in corbridge and. At one point, he writes that building a woodpile is like being at work inside a poem. I had not heard of the book, nor the author, until i received it from my parents for my birthday. 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. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way lars mytting. Explore books by lars mytting with our selection at. Nov 11, 2019 but theres a new norwegian wood in town its a bestselling book by lars mytting called norwegian wood. Norwegian wood activity book by lars mytting, adam doughty.
Robert ferguson building a fire to warm your home is incredibly satisfying. Sep 25, 2016 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He has published two novels and a nonfiction book, which has been widely translated. Lars mytting approaches his subject with the clearheaded sense of scandinavian practicality. Buy norwegian wood by lars mytting with free delivery. Lars mytting, a novelist and journalist, was born in favang, norway, in 1968. It explains why norwegian lars myttings hel ved solid wood is a bestseller all over scandinavia. When predicting the books that would do well in the uk in the leadup to christmas, a book on chopping and stacking wood probably wouldnt have made it into our top five guesses. Lars mytting norwegian wood all about chopping, drying and stacking wood the scandinavian way what is it that makes lars myttings nonfiction book about wood chopping so special that people all over the world cant get enough of it. Norway has just under five million residents, so his sales.
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