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=Literature=
=Literature=
==By country==
==By country==
===Fantasy===
{|{{Prettytable}}
|colspan=6|<h4>Epic fantasy</h4>
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential series'''
|-
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Book of the New Sun]]''<br/>by Gene Wolfe</small>
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
|-
|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
|-
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Naïve. Super|Naïve. Super]]'' (1996) by Erlend Loe</small>
|-
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Out Stealing Horses|Out Stealing Horses]]'' (2003) by Per Petterson</small>
|-
|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Classic||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Brand (play)|Brand]]'' (1866) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|-
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Hedda Gabler|Hedda Gabler]]'' (1891) by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|-
|colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Pan (novel)|Pan]]'' (1894) by Knut Hamsun</small>
|-
|rowspan=1 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Medieval||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Heimskringla|Heimskringla]]'' (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson</small>
|-
|}
{|{{Prettytable}}
{|{{Prettytable}}
|colspan=5|<h3>[[File:No.png]] Norway</h3>
|colspan=5|<h3>[[File:No.png]] Norway</h3>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential works'''
|colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential works'''
|-
|-
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|A Doll's House]]''<br/>(1879)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|A Doll's House]]''<br/>(1879)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|Growth of the Soil]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|Growth of the Soil]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|Hunger]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|Hunger]]''<br/>(1890)<br/>by Knut Hamsun</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|The Wild Duck]]''<br/>(1884)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|The Wild Duck]]''<br/>(1884)<br/>by Henrik Ibsen</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Wreath]]''<br/>(1920)<br/>by Sigrid Undset</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Wreath]]''<br/>(1920)<br/>by Sigrid Undset</small>
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|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
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=Genre fiction=
=Genre fiction=
==By genre==
==By genre==
===Fantasy===
===Fantasy===
{|{{Prettytable}}
{|{{Prettytable}}
|colspan=6|<h4>Epic fantasy</h4>
|colspan=5|<h4>Epic fantasy</h4>
|-
|colspan=5 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential series'''
|-
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#C3D69B;"|'''Essential series'''
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
|-
|-
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:A-Doll-s-House-and-Other-Plays.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:A Doll's House|The Lord of the Rings]]''<br/> by J. R. R. Tolkien</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="120" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|80px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Book of the New Sun]]''<br/>by Gene Wolfe</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Growthofthesoil.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Growth of the Soil|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''<br/>by George R. R. Martin</small>
|colspan=4 style="background:#C3D69B;"|
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Hunger.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Hunger (novel)|The Wheel of Time]]''<br/>by Robert Jordan</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:Thewildduck.png|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:The Wild Duck|Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''<br/>by Steven Erikson</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Black Company]]''<br/>by Glen Cook</small>
|style="background:#D7E3BC;" width="110" align="center"|[[File:The wreath.jpg|70px]]<br/><small>''[[wikipedia:Kristin Lavransdatter (novel)|The Book of the New Sun]]''<br/>by Gene Wolfe</small>
|-
|-
|colspan=6 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
|colspan=5 style="background:#8DB3E2;"|'''Further recommendations'''
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>
|rowspan=3 style="background:#C6D9F0;"|Contemporary||colspan=5|<small>''[[wikipedia:Beatles (novel)|Beatles]]'' (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen</small>

Revision as of 10:22, 7 July 2012

An overview of literature and genre fiction recommended by /lit/.

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Literature

By country

Norway

Essential works

A Doll's House
(1879)
by Henrik Ibsen

Growth of the Soil
(1890)
by Knut Hamsun

Hunger
(1890)
by Knut Hamsun

The Wild Duck
(1884)
by Henrik Ibsen

The Wreath
(1920)
by Sigrid Undset
Further recommendations
Contemporary Beatles (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen
Naïve. Super (1996) by Erlend Loe
Out Stealing Horses (2003) by Per Petterson
Classic Brand (1866) by Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler (1891) by Henrik Ibsen
Pan (1894) by Knut Hamsun
Medieval Heimskringla (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson


Genre fiction

By genre

Fantasy

Epic fantasy

Essential series

The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien

A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R. R. Martin

The Wheel of Time
by Robert Jordan

Malazan Book of the Fallen
by Steven Erikson

The Black Company
by Glen Cook

The Book of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe
Further recommendations
Contemporary Beatles (1984) by Lars Saabye Christensen
Naïve. Super (1996) by Erlend Loe
Out Stealing Horses (2003) by Per Petterson
Classic Brand (1866) by Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler (1891) by Henrik Ibsen
Pan (1894) by Knut Hamsun
Medieval Heimskringla (13th century) by Snorri Sturluson