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SUMMARY:MARTIN A HANSEN'S THE LIAR
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club\, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. On September 12\, we’ll be discussing Martin A. Hansen’s The Liar\, one of the greatest works of modern Scandinavian fiction\, out now in new translation by Paul Larkin\, who recently discussed the book with us in a talk streaming here. \nFirst published in 1950\, The Liar tells the story of Johannes Lye\, a teacher and parish clerk on tiny Sand Island off the coast of Denmark\, a place that in winter is entirely cut off from the world at large by ice. It is winter when the book begins\, and for years now Johannes has lived alone\, even as he nurses a secret passion for Annemari\, a former pupil. Annemari is engaged to a local man\, Olaf\, who has left the island but is due to return come spring. She is also being courted by a young engineer from the mainland. \n\n\nSuch are the chief players in a compact drama\, recorded in Johannes’s ironic\, self-lacerating\, and anything but reliable diary. \nMartin A. Hansen’s novel beautifully evokes the stark landscape of Sand Island and the immemorial circuit of the seasons as well as the mysterious passage of time in the human heart\, all the while proceeding to a supremely suspenseful conclusion. \n“A great work of art. . . . There is a palpable unease in every sentence.” —Tom Kristensen \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/martin-a-hansens-the-liar/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:SICK OF MYSELF
DESCRIPTION:This fall at Scandinavia House\, experience Nordic comedy at its darkest with “Svart Humor”! “If there’s a dead body in Denmark\, someone is going to make a joke about it\,” director Anders Jensen once said; Nordic comedies are as known for their deadpan\, dry wit as for their occasionally noir subject matter\, celebrating the “svart/sort” (dark) side of life’s hilarities. \nThe series kicks off on September 13 with Sick of Myself /Syk Pike (dir. Kristoffer Borgli\, Norway/Denmark/Sweden/France\, 2022)\, a biting Norwegian satire hailed as “a 95-minute-long insanity spiral and nihilist’s delight” (Cinemacy)! Self-involved young Oslo residents Signe (Kristine Kujath) and Thomas (Eirik Sæther) are a perfectly toxic match; both are equally insufferable and desperate to be noticed. \nBut when Thomas’s burgeoning artistic success tips the power balance too far in his favor\, rising to fame with his sculptures made of stolen furniture\, Signe becomes hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy\, beginning with faking a nut allergy. As she seeks out more drastic ways to reclaim attention within the milieu of Oslo’s culture elite\, the results become increasingly grotesque. \nA pitch-black “unromantic comedy” shot through with elements of Cronenbergian horror that was one of the highlights of Cannes 2022 (and one of John Waters’ “Best Films of 2022” and NY Magazine’s “Best Movies of 2023” )\, Sick of Myself is a delightfully unsparing dissection of our warped\, celebrity-obsessed times. \n“A cross between the malicious wit of Ruben Östlund’s recent pictures and the lurid excesses of John Waters’ early film Female Trouble… Comedies don’t get much darker than this”—The Guardian \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/sick-of-myself/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:MY SAILOR\, MY LOVE
DESCRIPTION:“A poignant and achingly moving tale of love and loss” — on September 15\, see Finnish filmmaker Klaus Härö’s My Sailor\, My Love at Scandinavia House! \nHoward (James Cosmo) is a widowed sailor living alone on the coast of Ireland. As he struggles to care for himself\, his daughter\, Grace (Catherine Walker) hires Annie (Bríd Brennan) to help out around the house. Though Howard initially rejects this imposition\, Annie’s charm and gentle care win him over\, and the two fall in love. But where Annie’s large and loving family welcomes Howard into their lives\, the new relationships only serve to illuminate the depth of pain and hurt between Howard and Grace\, who is facing challenges of her own. As her resentment tears at an otherwise idyllic love story\, they must learn to heal wounds of the past. \n\n\nA windswept drama deftly balances a universal family saga with a tender and timeless romance\, My Sailor\, My Love is “filled with sage wisdom and vulnerable people struggling to do the best that they can even when they are at their worst…a lovely indie” (San Jose Mercury News). \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/my-sailor-my-love-cinema-at-scandinavia-house/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Films
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT — REYKJAVÍK: A CRIME STORY
DESCRIPTION:*This event is now sold out.* \nPrime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir and international best-selling crime fiction author Ragnar Jónasson discuss their collaboration on Reykjavik: A Crime Story\, a lauded novel set during a transformative time in Iceland’s history — 1986\, a year that saw the city’s 200th anniversary and the Reagan-Gorbachev conference. The event will be moderated by Otto Penzler (owner of The Mysterious Bookshop\, NYC). \nIn 1956\, 14-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy\, just off the coast of Reykjavík\, only to disappear without a trace in early August. As time passes\, the mystery becomes Iceland’s most infamous unsolved case. What happened to the young girl? Is she still alive? Did she leave the island\, or did something happen to her there? \nThirty years later\, as the city of Reykjavík celebrates its 200th anniversary\, journalist Valur Robertsson begins his own investigation into Lára’s case. \nBut as he draws closer to discovering the secret\, and with the eyes of Reykjavík upon him\, it soon becomes clear that Lára’s disappearance is a mystery that someone will stop at nothing to keep unsolved… \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. \n“A slow-burning\, spellbinding whodunit. Agatha Christie\, to whom it’s dedicated\, would be proud” —Kirkus Reviews \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/reykjavik-a-crime-story/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 1 — HYBRID LANGUAGE CLASSES
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this beginner’s course\, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and grammar skills\, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. \nYou will get to practice conversations and reading in class\, and there will be a focus on pronunciation\, and Norwegian vowels and sounds\, which may be new to your ear. Students are welcome to bring personal experiences\, anecdotes\, and facts about Norway into class discussions. There will also be at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as an optional end-of-semester presentation. \nOutside of class\, students are encouraged to watch Norwegian shows\, and movies\, read simple text\, and have Norwegian podcasts on in the background. \nThe required text will be provided via pdf\, before the first class. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-1-hybrid-language-classes/2023-09-26/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:THE ART OF MAKING PICTURE BOOKS
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 26 for a discussion with award-winning author and artist Marika Mijala\, translator Mia Spangbenberg\, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo\, in celebration of the release of Rosie Runs! They’ll discuss their work across artmaking\, translation\, and children’s book-making\, while sharing visuals from Rosie Runs\, which is out August 15 in translation from Elsewhere Editions. \nAn illustrator of children’s books for all of the major publishers of Finland as well as worldwide\, Marika Maijala has received awards including the 2020 State Award for Illustration Art\, and was chosen in 2021 as one of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards candidates of Finland. Rosie Runs (Ruusun Matka)\, which was made using her distinctive oil-pastel artmaking technique\, follows a very special trip made one day by Rosie the race dog\, and was released in the Finnish language in October 2018 by Etana Editions. Illustrations from Rosie’s Journey were selected in The Bologna Illustrators Exhibition 2019\, and the book was also nominated for The Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2019. \n\n\nIn today’s event\, the three speakers will discuss topics including how Nordic children’s picture books are made; how authors and illustrators work together\, as well as the role of the editor and publisher; the importance of images as well as pre-production work; the meaning and the work of translators; and trends and challenges in the Nordic children’s picture book world. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-art-of-making-picture-books/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 3 — HYBRID LANGUAGE CLASSES
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! In this intermediate-level course building upon Norwegian 2 (or its equivalent)\, all four core skill areas (listening\, speaking\, reading\, and writing) are covered\, with an emphasis on conversational Norwegian. Continue to expand your vocabulary and master grammatical structures\, while enhancing your conversational abilities\, and deepening your cultural knowledge of all things Norwegian\, through study of themes related to daily life. \nYou will get to practice more in-depth conversations in class which will put your grammatical structures to the test\, all the while building on your listening\, and speaking skills. Focus will be given to pronunciation\, Norwegian structure\, tone\, and flow. Students will have the opportunity to engage in discussion by bringing topics that interest them about Norway into class\, including anecdotes\, and personal experiences. There will also be weekly at-home assignments\, and more\, focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as a recommend end-of-semester presentation. \nOutside of class\, students are encouraged to read Norwegian articles\, listen to podcasts and/or audio books\, and watch Norwegian shows and movies\, weekly. \nThe required text will be provided via pdf\, before the first class. \nEnroll
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-3-hybrid-language-classes/2023-09-26/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 1 — HYBRID LANGUAGE CLASSES
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this fall at Scandinavia House! In this beginner’s course\, you will build your Norwegian vocabulary\, pronunciation\, and grammar skills\, while also learning about Norwegian culture and life. By the course’s end\, you should be able to conduct simple conversations in Norwegian. \nYou will get to practice conversations and reading in class\, and there will be a focus on pronunciation\, and Norwegian vowels and sounds\, which may be new to your ear. Students are welcome to bring personal experiences\, anecdotes\, and facts about Norway into class discussions. There will also be at-home assignments focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as an optional end-of-semester presentation. \nOutside of class\, students are encouraged to watch Norwegian shows\, and movies\, read simple text\, and have Norwegian podcasts on in the background. \nThe required text will be provided via pdf\, before the first class. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-1-hybrid-language-classes/2023-09-27/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:THE GRUMP: IN SEARCH OF AN ESCORT
DESCRIPTION:This fall at Scandinavia House\, experience Nordic comedy at its darkest with “Svart Humor”! “If there’s a dead body in Denmark\, someone is going to make a joke about it\,” director Anders Jensen once said; Nordic comedies are as known for their deadpan\, dry wit as for their occasionally noir subject matter\, celebrating the “svart/sort” (dark) side of life’s hilarities. \nOn September 27\, see The Grump: In Search of an Escort (dir. Mika Kaurismäki\, Finland\, 2022)! The Grump’s (Heikki Kinnunen) everyday life working on his farm in rural Finland has been rolling along\, albeit troubled lately by memories of his big brother Tarmo\, who moved to Germany years ago. \nWhen one day The Grump crashes his beloved 1972 Ford Escort\, the car is hauled off to the junkyard; no other car will do\, so he sets off in search of the nearest model — which happens to be in Germany. \nAfter a robbery and an injury\, the Grump finds himself reunited with his estranged sibling. As the two continue the hunt for the vehicle amid numerous disagreements\, they also begin to understand their shared history of loss\, leading them on a touching (if cantankerous) journey of reconciliation and forgiveness. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-grump-escort/
LOCATION:NY
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SUMMARY:NORWEGIAN 4 — HYBRID LANGUAGE CLASSES
DESCRIPTION:Learn the Nordic languages in classes offered this spring at Scandinavia House! Designed for intermediate learners who have taken Norwegian 3 or equivalent\, this course continues to expand and refine your speaking\, listening\, reading\, and writing skills\, enabling grammatically correct conversations\, and language structure. A stronger focus will be given to pronunciation\, Norwegian structure\, tone\, and flow. \nYou will get the opportunity to hone in your knowledge of grammatical structures\, thus engaging more confidently in conversations and discussions in class\, expanding your vocabulary\, and fine-tuning your listening skills. Students are actively encouraged to talk more in-depth about their own experiences in Norwegian. \nThere will also be weekly at-home assignments\, and more\, focusing on reading\, writing\, and grammar\, as well as a strongly recommend end-of-semester presentation. Students are strongly encouraged to watch and read Norwegian news\, and articles\, watch Norwegian shows and movies\, and listen to podcasts and audio books\, as often as possible\, on a weekly basis at a minimum. These classes are conducted in Norwegian\, with the occasional English word/sentence. \nPlease note that in order to take this course\, you should be comfortable using the simple past tense and present perfect\, and have knowledge of regular and irregular verbs\, as well as their irregularities and rules. You should also be able to use indefinite\, definite\, and plural forms of masculine\, feminine\, and neuter nouns; conjugate adjectives; and apply intermediate Norwegian sentence structure\, including “inversion.” \nEnroll
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/norwegian-4-hybrid-language-classes/2023-09-27/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:ULF LINDE: ESSAYS FROM A LIFETIME IN THE ARTS
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 30 for a discussion on the first English-language anthology of writings by Swedish art critic and museum director Ulf Linde: Essays from a Lifetime in the Arts. Curator\, critic\, and artist Robert Storr will discuss Linde’s career with Kersten Lind Bonnier and Peter Galassi\, who edited and translated the book\, which will be out on October 3 from Artbook/D.A.P. \nUlf Linde (1929-2013) played a key role in the early years of Moderna Museet\, where in 1961\, he produced the first replica of Marcel Duchamp’s Large Glass\, approved and signed by the artist. While Linde was a major voice in Sweden for over six decades\, he is little known outside of Scandinavia. \nThis anthology rectifies that oversight\, making available Linde’s most rigorous and illuminating essays: studies of Swedish painters and other modern masters such as Picasso. Matisse. Picabia and Giacometti\, as well as a bevy of theoretical texts including his ambitious final essay on the art of drawing. \nThe volume is generously illustrated and features an introduction by Olle Granath\, former director of Moderna Museet and Sweden’s Nationalmuseum. \nThe talk will take place at Scandinavia House. Registration recommended; sign up at the link above. \n“This fascinating selection of beautifully translated texts demonstrates [Linde] was in fact one of the most powerful critics of the era”—Daniel Birnbaum\, Artistic Director of Acute Art & former Director of Moderna Museet \n“A vital contributor to both Moderna Museet and the Centre Pompidou in their early years\, Ulf Linde was a leading critical voice in Sweden for half a century… Now readers of English can enjoy the breadth of his adventurous\, exacting\, versatile\, and eloquent writings”—Laurent Le Bon\, President of Centre Pompidou \n“Ulf Linde’s wonderful essays bust out in unexpected directions\, bringing a spirit by turns playful\, celebratory\, scholarly\, and daringly idiosyncratic to subjects as diverse as Duchamp\, Matisse\, Giacometti\, Duke Ellington\, Wallace Stevens\, and Early Christian illuminated manuscripts. Linde\, who began life as a jazz musician\, has a gift for intellectual improvisation. He lets his ideas fly. His great subject is the enchantment of modern art. Open this beautifully produced book and you’ll find yourself getting to know a writer of head-spinning range and originality.” — Jed Perl\, author of Authority and Freedom: A Defense of the Arts \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/ulf-linde/
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