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J's Favorite Nordic Literature

I am a descendant of vikings and blacksmiths, a Norwegian speaker with Danish grandparents! So of course I seek out anything even tangentially Scandinavian in my reading! Here's a few of my favorites, from picture books to nonfiction, written by Scandinavians or about them.
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An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer (Fredrik Backman)
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
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Fredrik Backman
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
3
Fredrik Backman
The Children of Noisy Village
The Children of Noisy Village
4
Comet in Moominland
Comet in Moominland
5
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths (Ingri D'Aulaire)
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
6
Ingri D'Aulaire
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls (Ingri D'Aulaire)
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls
7
Ingri D'Aulaire
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
8
Henrik Ibsen
East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Peter Asbjornsen)
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
9
Peter Asbjornsen
Egil's Saga (Anonymous)
Egil's Saga
10
Anonymous
Emil and Detectives
Emil and Detectives
11
Finn Family Moomintroll
Finn Family Moomintroll
12
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (Steig Larsson)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
13
Steig Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
14
Stieg Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
15
Stieg Larsson
The Greenlanders (Jane Smiley)
The Greenlanders
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Jane Smiley
The Hammer of Thor (Rick Riordan)
The Hammer of Thor
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Rick Riordan
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales
18
Hans Christian Anderson
Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen)
Hedda Gabler
19
Henrik Ibsen
Hrafnkel's Saga (Uknown)
Hrafnkel's Saga
20
Uknown
The Hypnotist
The Hypnotist
21
Icefall (Matthew J. Kirby)
Icefall
22
Matthew J. Kirby
The Kalevala
The Kalevala
23
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
24
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
25
Sigrid Undset
Loki's Wolves (K. L. Armstrong & M. A. Marr)
Loki's Wolves
26
K. L. Armstrong & M. A. Marr
Magnus Chase (Rick Riordan)
Magnus Chase
27
Rick Riordan
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
28
Fredrik Backman
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip
29
Moominland Midwinter (Tove Janson)
Moominland Midwinter
30
Tove Janson
Moominpappa's Memoirs (Tove Jansson)
Moominpappa's Memoirs
31
Tove Jansson
Moominpappa at Sea (Tove Jansson)
Moominpappa at Sea
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Tove Jansson
Moominsummer Madness (Tove Jansson)
Moominsummer Madness
33
Tove Jansson
Moominvalley in November (Tove Jansson)
Moominvalley in November
34
Tove Jansson
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
35
Frederik Backman
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
36
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
37
Neil Gaiman
Norwegian Folk Tales (Asbjørnsen and Moe)
Norwegian Folk Tales
38
Asbjørnsen and Moe
Odd and the Frost Giants (Neil Gaiman)
Odd and the Frost Giants
39
Neil Gaiman
Out Stealing Horses (Per Petterson)
Out Stealing Horses
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Per Petterson
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