Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Mektig og avmektig : Tore TÃ nne , media og maktspillet bak kulissene ( English : Powerful and powerless : Tore TÃ nne , media and power play behind the scenes ) is a biographic novel written by Norwegian journalist Ivar Hippe .
Simplified: Mektig og avmektig : Tore TÃ nne , media og maktspillet bak kulissene ( English : Powerful and powerless : Tore TÃ nne , media and power play behind the scenes ) is a book written by Ivar Hippe , a Norwegian .