Literature

Wonderful Os

By Liv-Randi Lind and Oddmund Lunde

This book is a photographic safari through the exciting diversity that Os has to offer. The authors/ photographers are part of the summer festival, a weekend filled with several blues and jazz concerts, various artistic activities and crowds of people enjoying themselves. Norway’s national boat - the Oselvar - and traditional rose painting are also included in the book, as are the international violin virtuoso Arve Tellefsen on Lysøen and Vargavågen’s secret past. The beautiful and varied landscape scenery and some of the wildlife are also included. This is a portrait of Os as seen by the photographers, both from the ground and the air. Published: 2009 Language: Norwegian Price: 398 kroner

Gløymebok for Osøyro (A time forgotten in Osøyro)

By Olaug Tvedt Keys, Synnøve Tvedt Øvrebø and Bernt Kristiansen

224 pages and 500 illustrations, mostly private pictures and mostly from the period between the Second World War and 1980. The book portrays Osøyro and Os town centre, together with people, buildings and shops. The pictures are described and tell about important (and not so important) events in the history of Os. Have you forgotten something from the past? You may find it here. Price: NOK 389

Gløymebok 2 (A time forgotten in Osøyro 2)

By Olaug Tvedt Keys, Synnøve Tvedt Øvrebø and Bernt Kristiansen I 2007

In 2007, a year after the release of the first “Gløymebok” (A time forgotten in Osøyro), the sequel, Gløymebok 2, was finished. This is about the areas around Osøyro, the people of Os (Osinger) and the surrounding areas, who they were and what they did for a living. 304 pages and 700 pictures. Price: NOK 398