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24 books recommended for fans of A Shining by Jon Fosse, tied together by themes of Norway, Small Town & Rural, World Literature, and Literary.

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Septology — Jon Fosse

Themes: Norway • Small Town & Rural • World Literature

The Guests — Agnes Ravatn

Themes: Norway • Small Town & Rural • World Literature

The Night House — Jo Nesbø

The Night House — Jo Nesbø

Themes: Norway • Small Town & Rural • World Literature

My Men A Novel — Victoria Kielland

Victoria Kielland

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

The Reindeer Hunters — Lars Mytting

The Reindeer Hunters

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

The Ferryman and His Wife A Novel — Frode Grytten

The Ferryman and His Wife A Novel

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

The School of Night — Karl Ove Knausgaard

The School of Night

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

Eyes of the Rigel — Roy Jacobsen

Eyes of the Rigel

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine A Novel — Klara Hveberg

Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine A Novel

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

The Last Wild Horses A Novel — Maja Lunde

The Last Wild Horses A Novel

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

My Struggle: Book 4 — Karl Ove Knausgaard

My Struggle: Book 4

Karl Ove Knausgaard

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

Brightly Shining — Ingvild Rishøi

Brightly Shining

Ingvild Rishøi

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

Sophie’s World A Novel About the History of Philosophy (30th Anniversary Edition) — Jostein Gaarder

Sophie’s World A Novel About the History of Philosophy (30th Anniversary Edition)

Jostein Gaarder

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

The Bell in the Lake A Novel — Lars Mytting

The Bell in the Lake A Novel

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

Out Stealing Horses A Novel — Per Petterson

Out Stealing Horses A Novel

Themes: Norway • World Literature • Literary

Highway Thirteen — Fiona McFarlane

Highway Thirteen

Fiona McFarlane

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

The Thing About December A Novel — Donal Ryan

The Thing About December A Novel

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

Consider This, Senora — Harriet Doerr

Consider This, Senora

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Novel — Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Novel

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

Tess of the D’Urbervilles — Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

Stay and Fight A Novel — Madeline ffitch

Stay and Fight A Novel

Madeline ffitch

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

Foster — Claire Keegan

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

On the Clock — Claire Baglin

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

An Irish Country Girl A Novel — Patrick Taylor

An Irish Country Girl A Novel

Themes: Small Town & Rural • World Literature • Literary

Fans of A Shining by Jon Fosse will find 24 titles here, all united by Norway, Small Town & Rural, World Literature. Authors represented include Jon Fosse, Agnes Ravatn, Jo Nesbo, Victoria Kielland, and others.

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