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Stories Set in Stavanger
On Norway's southwest coast, Stavanger combines white wooden houses, a medieval cathedral and a sheltered harbour. The discovery of Ekofisk oil in 1969 turned it into the country's energy capital, so recent stories often set small-city life against sudden money and change. Among its entries you will find The Man Who Loved Yngve and NOKAS. Open Stavanger on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 2 books and 2 movies set in Stavanger.
The Man Who Loved Yngve
It's November 1989 and the world is changing so is Jarle who attends Kongsgård HS in Stavanger. He plays the guitar/lead singer in a local radical punkband got a great girlfriend and has the coolest best friend. But its…
NOKAS
In the morning of April 5 2004 the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The robbery itself is the main character of the story and it is illuminated from several angles in the course…
172 Hours on the Moon
Three teenagers are going on the trip of a lifetime. Only one is coming back. It's been more than forty years since NASA sent the first men to the moon, and to grab some much-needed funding and attention, they decide to…
Mannen som elsket Yngve
Året er 1990. Et tidspunkt da verden valgte å slutte for å begynne på nytt. Mens Gorbatsjov reiser på triumfferd omkring i verden går Jarle i andre klasse på videregående skole i Stavanger. Jarle spiller i band, han har…
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