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All about chopping, drying and stacking wood and the soul of woodburning, by lars mytting, which spent more than a year on the norwegian non. His books, which have sold over 1 million copies in 19 languages, have won the norwegian bookseller prize and have been shortlisted for the prestigious dublin impac priz. Norwegian wood by lars mytting, 9781419717987, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Norwegian wood chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way. It is told from the firstperson perspective of toru watanabe, who looks back on his days as a college student living in tokyo. Lars mytting, an author and journalist, was born in favang, norway, in 1968. Lars myttings svom med dem som drukner the sixteen trees of the somme posted on august 6, 2015 by patricia zanuck lars myttings svom med dem som drukner was my norwegian read this year in anticipation of my yearly trip to norway.
Norwegian wood, chopping, stacking and drying wood the scandinavian way, by lars mytting norwegian wood, chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way is marketed in the u. Mytting, who lives in southern norways heavily wooded snow forest, is the author of last years runaway, european bestseller, norwegian wood. The british book industry awards nonfiction book of. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. One of the distinctive features of lars mytting s cult classic, norwegian wood, is that is touches the heart, the head, and the hands in equal measure. Whether youre a seasoned woodcutter, or your passion is yet to be kindled, norwegian wood is the perfect fireside read, and an ideal gift. The sixteen trees of the somme is about the love of wood and finding your own self, a beautifully intricate and moving tale that spans an entire century. It is a practicallyrical guide on the use and lore of firewood, based on norwegian traditions and our modern science on stoves and renewable energy. A stepbystep guide to preparing your wood store independent whether youre a seasoned woodcutter, or your passion is yet to be kindled, norwegian wood is an entertaining guide for yearround wood management, and the perfect gift. Chopping, stacking, and drying wood the scandinavian way was recently translated into english. An author and journalist, mytting has now become a household name through his norwegian wood book, which has been heralded as the definitive woodcutting bible. His novel the sixteen trees of the somme was awarded the norwegian national booksellers award and has been bought for film. Norwegian wood by lars mytting overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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