Ragde, Anne B.
Winner of the Booksellers’ Prize 2005More than 1 million books sold in Norway!
Anne B. Ragde (b 1957) made her literary debut in 1986 with the children’s book HALLO! HER ER JO! Since then, she has written several books for children and young adults, among them a biography about Sigrid Undset, for which she was awarded the Brage Prize. Her first novel for adults, EN TIGER FOR EN ENGEL was published in 1990. She has since written several novels, crime novels and short story collections. Her novel BERLIN POPLARS received a warm welcome from both readers and critics, and has so far sold more than 250 000 copies in Norway, and is translated into 20 languages so far. The sequels HERMIT CRABS and PASTURES GREEN were a no lesser success. The trilogy has been made into a TV series, which had more than 1 million viewers when showed on Norwegian Television.
Click here for a brochure with sample translations and presentation of Ragde's works.
Selected bibliography & translations
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| 2009 | Nattønsket | Nightwaves |
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| 2007 | Ligge i grønne enger | Pastures Green |
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| 2007 | To fruer i en smekk - rir igjen | Two Chicks with One Stone - Back on the Horse |
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| 2005 | Eremittkrepsene | Hermit Crabs |
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| 2005 | På bunnen av havet ligger et slott | At the Bottom of the Sea, There Is a Castle |
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| 2004 | Berlinerpoplene | Berlin Poplars |
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| 2003 | Fosterstilling | Foetus Position |
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| 2002 | Dr. Zellwegers gave | Dr. Zellweger's Gift |
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| 2001 | Arsenikktårnet | The Arsenic Tower |
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| 1999 | Lille Petter Edderkopp | Itsy Bitsy Spider |
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| 1999 | En kald dag i helvete | A Cold Day in Hell |
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| 1997 | Bunnforhold | Rock Bottom |
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| 1996 | Det er alltid for tidlig å stå opp | It is Always too Early to Get out of Bed |
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| 1995 | To fruer i en smekk | Two Chicks with One Stone |
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| 1995 | Zona Frigida | Zona Frigida |
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| 1990 | En tiger for en engel | A Tiger for an Angel |
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| 1987 | Dumme Mamma | Silly Mum |
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| 1986 | Hallo! Her er Jo! | Hello! Here's Jo! |
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Photographer:
Lasse Berre