Dedicated to Scandinavian writing, this issue of Granta showcases a literature that continues to pack in more force, pound for pound, than almost anywhere else in Europe. Karl Ove Knausgård turns his critical eye to the work of Tarjei Vesaas; diaries on motherhood, depression and creativity from Eeva Kilpi ; and the first publication in English from Lars Norén 's monumental En dramatikers dagbok. Featuring new fiction from Nobel laureate Jon Fosse , Solvej Balle , Helle Helle , Vigdis Hjorth , Malte Tellerup , Kyrre Andreassen , Pirkko Saisio , Jonas Eika , Sigbjørn Skåden and Olga Ravn . Poetry by Søren Ulrik Thomsen , Asta Olivia Nordenhof , Ingela Strandberg , Sunna Dís Másdóttir , Espen Stueland , and Audun Mortensen , photography by Inuuteq Storch , Stephen Gill , Maja Daniels , Ikram Abdulkadir and paintings from Mamma Andersson .