Marie is an artist whose career hasn’t taken off, and when her boyfriend breaks up with her, she decides to get her life together.

In Bø in Vesterålen, they have abolished wealth tax to attract the “fat cats” and create jobs. In the wake of welcoming Bjørn Dæhli, businessman and former cross-country skier, they have also decided that they need art and culture. On private initiative, they decide to establish a biennale – or Bøennial, as it will come to be known. Marie takes the job of managing the project. Sure, maybe she initially thought it was Bø in Telemark she was applying for a job in, but she looks on the bright side and takes the job regardless.

Bø! is a humorous and precise novel about regional Norway, Northern Norway and wealth tax.