JacobsenBorn in Oslo to a family that came from northern Norway, Roy Jacobsen (1954-2025) was the author of more than fifteen novels and a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. The Unseen, thefirst of a series of novels about Ingrid and her family, was a phenomenal bestseller in Norway and was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize and the 2018 International Dublin Literary Award, selected as a 2020 Indie Next pick in North America, and named a New York Times New and Noteworthy book. The Kirkus-starred and critically acclaimed White Shadow, the second Barrøy novel, was published in North America by Biblioasis in 2021 and followed by Eyes of the Rigel in 2022 and Just a Mother in 2023. Read More Read Less