SOME TRANSLATIONS BY WALTER GIBBS Please see separate translation website: www.nor-eng.com
Magazines
Norrøna Magazine
Glossy quarterly about the outdoors and extreme sports, published in two languages by Norrøna, the manufacturer of rugged outerwear. Norwegian to English. (No link)
Color Line Magazine
Glossy quarterly about travel and culture across Scandinavia and Europe, published in three languages by Color Line, the cruise and ferry operator. Norwegian to English. (No link)
Public sector and business
Minifacts about Norway
Norwegian facts, figures and trends, captured annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Statistics Norway. This well-organised booklet is also a definitive guide to the official English-language names of ministries and other public-sector bodies. 61 pages. (Link to Statistics Norway)
Text Samples
A variety of abbreviated text samples, recently translated from Norwegian for clients in the public sector and private business as well as select NGOs. (Click image)
Fiction
Crossing the River Jacob
Kjartan Fløgstad's acclaimed 2009 novel about World War II and its echo in Norway and Germany, with fresh research into the underpinnings of Hitler's rise. Two chapters translated for the publisher, Gyldendal. Norwegian title: Grense Jakobselv. (Click image )
The Ring is Closed
An excerpt from Knut Hamsun's final novel, from 1936. After four mysterious years in America, Abel returns to the coastal Norwegian town where his father lives in a lighthouse. Hamsun considered this portrayal of a non-conforming, non-judgmental loner his greatest work. (Click image)
Nonfiction books
Flying Penguins
The dramatic story of Norway's Penguin anti-ship missile, the most advanced weapon ever developed by a small country, now used by the U.S. Navy. Norwegian title: Flygende pingviner, by Hans Christian Erlandsen. Publisher: Kongsberg Defence & Aero- space. 324 pages. (No link)
Against All Odds
The story of Kongsberg Automotive, a high-tech automotive firm with plants in 20 countries, priming for an era of green transport. Norwegian title: Mot alle odds, by Hans Christian Erlandsen. Publisher: Kongsberg Automotive, 2009. 304 pages. (No link)
Offshore Kongsberg
Corporate history of one of the world's leading suppliers of subsea petroleum production technology. Kongsberg Offshore went on to join the U.S.-based FMC Technologies Group. Publisher: Kongsberg Offshore. 225 pages, 1999. (No link)