Norwegian Literature

Bertram tør ikke gå til politiet og fortelle om funnet i den stjålne jakka, siden han selv er ettersøkt kriminell og helst ikke vil ha noe å gjøre med ordensmakten. Han prøver likevel å ringe anonymt en kveld han er beruset og har røyket et par joints, men politiet tror ikke på ham. Da Bertram senere oppdager at morens liv er i fare, advarer han henne, men heller ikke hun tror på ham. Han begynner å overvåke henne og finner ut at hun dater en mann han ikke kjenner.

Når kona drar på sin årlige venninnetur, nyter han livet som gressenkemann. Utover natten treffer han en bekjent på en av Oslos brune puber og de begynner å mimres sitt tvilsomme, men lukrative samarbeid som kunstforhandlere. Dagen etter dukker det opp en forslått kvinne i skogen utenfor huset hans.Litcast er utvalgte fortellinger på under en time.

'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' is a fairy tale from Norway. A poor family is visited one night by a white bear who promises to make them rich if they will give him their youngest daughter. At first the girl refuses, but over several days she is persuaded to go with the bear. She is carried away on his back to a marvellous castle, where she learns that the bear turns into a prince at night.

The Giant Who Had No Heart tells the story of a kind prince who sets off to rescue his brothers and their sweethearts, who have been turned to stone by a cruel giant. With the help of a raven, a salmon, a wolf and a very clever princess, he is finally able to rescue his brothers and their brides and win the princess for himself....

An audiobook adaptation of Iben's classic, When We Dead Awaken. First published in 1899 it is a despairing and dream-like play rich in symbolism. This was also Ibsen's final play written at the time of his return to Norway after an extended absence a theme which is also reflected in the plot and it is interesting to speculate how much of Ibsen is contained in the lead character, the sculptor, Rubek, including Ibsen's own relationship with his masterpiece, A Doll's House.