Pål H. Christiansen Novel Available in English

Just in time for the concerts of the members of a-ha in London this week, Norwegian author Pål H. Christiansen announces the release of the long awaited English translation of his novel Drømmer om storhet (Dreams of Greatness). The English title will be The Scoundrel Days of Hobo Highbrow.

The Scoundrel Days of Hobo Highbrow

Drømmer om storhet to be published in English!

The long awaited English translation of Pål H. Christiansen’s novel Drømmer om storhet will finally be published in October 2008! A-ha fans from 25 countries all over the world have been waiting for this moment ever since the Norwegian original was published way back in 2002. The English title will be The Scoundrel Days of Hobo Highbrow.

!!! Pre-order will be possible from August 1, 2008 on at www.forlaget-fabula.no!!!

“It was such a pity that all the loyal a-ha fans all over the world couldn’t read my novel so far. That’s why I decided to release the book with my own publishing company Fabula instead of waiting for a publisher from the UK or US to take it on”, Christiansen explains.

Hobo Highbrow, the main character of the story, is a fanatic admirer of the band a-ha and especially of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy to whom he longs to reveal his inner self. German magazine Der Spiegel recommended: “Pål H. Christiansen has created a wonderful grumpy hero, a tedious but friendly guy. With empathy Christiansen tells about how difficult it is to find one’s place in the world out there as long as the world inside of you is capturing you too much”.

The Norwegian original of Pål H. Christiansen’s novel already received great attention since 2002 as did the German translation Die Ordnung der Worte when it was published by Rockbuch Verlag in 2007. The English translation of Drømmer om storhet will be done by Jon Buscall, British journalist, translator and writer of fiction.

(Text: schwindt-pr)