Norwegian literatur Trends in contemporary Norwegian literature by Janneken Øverland The dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) by professor Bjørn Hemmer In the service of words: Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) by Lars Frode Larsen Sigrid Undset by Gidske Anderson Norwegian women writers by Irene Engelstad and Janneken Øverland Norwegian culture Christmas in Norway by Vera Henriksen Norwegian culture under international pressure by Tor Dagre, editor, Nytt fra Norge Our cultural heritage : Norwegian folktales and myths by Birgit Hertzberg Johnsen Norwegian folk art by Trond Gjerdi, Director of the Oslo City Museum Norway's languages by Eyvind Fjeld Halvorsen The Sami of Norway by Elina Helander Norwegian art Norwegian contemporary art by Hans-Jakob Brun Edvard Munch (1863-1944) The visual arts in Norway today by Gunnar Sørensen Norwegian architecture Architecture in Norway by Elisabeth Seip, manager of the Norwegian Architecture Museum, Oslo The stave churches of Norway by Håkon Christie, Principal inspector at the Central Office of Historic Monuments and Sites, 0slo