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SUMMARY:High: A Journey Across the Himalaya\, Through Pakistan\, India\, Bhutan\, Nepal\, and China
DESCRIPTION:This April\, join us for a virtual discussion with bestselling Norwegian author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan) on her epic new book High: A Journey Across the Himalaya\, Through Pakistan\, India\, Bhutan\, Nepal\, and China\, out now from Pegasus Books!  \nThe Himalaya weaves through five very different countries\, where the world religions of Islam\, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless languages and vastly different cultures live in the secluded mountain valleys; modernity and tradition collide\, and great powers fight for influence. We often read about mountain climbers traversing their way up Mount Everest\, and about travelers on spiritual quests at Buddhist monasteries. But how much do we know about the people living in the Himalaya? \nIn today’s program\, Fatland will discuss this captivating new travelogue\, which invites us into her close encounters with the many peoples of the region while also taking us on a dizzying\, high-altitude trip through incredible landscapes and their dramatic\, unknown histories. \nThe event will take place via Zoom. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \n“Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator of her extraordinary journey” (The Observer). \nAbout the Author\nIn today’s program\, Fatland will discuss this captivating new travelogue\, which invites us into her close encounters with the many peoples of the region while also taking us on a dizzying\, high-altitude trip through incredible landscapes and their dramatic\, unknown histories. \nThe event will take place via Zoom. Registration is required; please sign up at the link above. \n“Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator of her extraordinary journey” (The Observer). \nFor Sovietistan (2019) she was shortlisted for the Edward Stanford/Lonely Planet Debut Travel Writer of the Year\, and The Border (2020) was shortlisted for the Stanford’s Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2020. Both are available from Pegasus Books. She speaks eight languages and lives in Oslo with her husband.
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SUMMARY:The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu
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 April 4\, we’ll be discussing the novel The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu\, out in translation from Scribe US. \nIn an unnamed Soviet state\, six girls meet at the river each day to swim. When they find themselves representing their country as synchronized swimmers in the Olympics\, they seize the chance they have been waiting for to escape and begin new lives away from the oppressive regime. \nScattered around the globe\, six women live their lives in freedom. But will they ever be able to forget what they left behind? \nA mesmerizing\, multi-layered novella about freedom\, women’s choices\, and the ties that bind us to our pasts. \n“Vivid… Sandu’s direct prose has impact.”—Publishers Weekly \nAbout the Author\nCristina Sandu was born in 1989 in Helsinki to a Finnish-Romanian family who loved books. She studied literature at the University of Helsinki and the University of Edinburgh\, and speaks six languages. She currently lives in the UK and works as a full-time writer. \nHer debut novel\, The Whale Called Goliath (2017)\, was nominated for the Finlandia Prize. The Union of Synchronised Swimmers won the Toisinkoinen Literary Prize and will be her first book to be published in English.
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