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WHAT KINGDOM
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- Tue - October 15, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On October 15 we'll be discussing Fine Gråbøl's WHAT KINGDOM, out now in translation by Martin Aitken from Archipelago.
THE MOOSE PARADOX & THE BEAVER THEORY
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- Tue - November 5, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On November 5 we'll be discussing THE BEAVER THEORY and THE MOOSE PARADOX, in Antti Tuomainen's Rabbit Factor Book Series.
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ÆDNAN BY LINNEA AXELSSON
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On February 13, we'll be discussing Ædnan by Sámi-Swedish author Linnea Axelsson, an epic, multigenerational novel-in-verse about two Sámi families.
ANTIQUITY BY HANNA JOHANSSON
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On June 11, we'll be discussing ANTIQUITY by Hanna Johansson, a queer Lolita story of desire, power, obsession, observation, and taboo out now in translation by Kira Josefsson.
HEROSTORIES
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On September 10 in coordination with Taste of Iceland, we'll be discussing HEROSTORIES by Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir
THIRTY DAYS OF DARKNESS BY JENNY LUND MADSEN
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On March 12, we'll be discussing THIRTY DAYS OF DARKNESS by Jenny Lund Madsen, an atmospheric, darkly funny and twisty debut thriller now out in translation by Megan E. Turney.
FISHING FOR THE LITTLE PIKE — WITH TRANSLATOR LOLA ROGERS
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On July 16, we'll be discussing Finnish author Juhani Karila's English-language debut FISHING FOR THE LITTLE PIKE.
MY MEN BY VICTORIA KIELLAND
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On January 9, we'll discuss MY MEN by Norwegian author Victoria Kielland.
THE OTHER NAME (SEPTOLOGY I-II) BY JON FOSSE
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! April 9, we will be reading the first two volumes of the SEPTOLOGY series by Norwegian author Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature.
THE TOWER AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD BY WILLIAM HEINESEN
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FAROE ISLANDS CULTURE DAYSNORDIC BOOK CLUBSeries
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On May 7, we will be reading THE TOWER AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by Faroese author William Heinesen.
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2023
MY MEN BY VICTORIA KIELLAND
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On January 9, we'll discuss MY MEN by Norwegian author Victoria Kielland.
RESCHEDULED — REYKJAVÍK: A CRIME STORY BY KATRÍN JAKOBSDÓTTIR & RAGNAR JÓNASSON
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On December 5, we'll discuss Reykjavík: A Crime Story.
A SYSTEM SO MAGNIFICENT IT IS BLINDING BY AMANDA SVENSSON
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On November 7, we'll discuss "A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding" by Amanda Svensson.
THE RED BOOK OF FAREWELLS BY PIRKKO SAISIO WITH TRANSLATOR MIA SPANGENBERG
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Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! Translator Mia Spangenberg joins us for a special talk on "The Red Book of Farewells" by Finnish author Pirkko Saisio.
MARTIN A. HANSEN’S THE LIAR
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Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! On September 12, we’ll be discussing Martin A. Hansen’s The Liar.
EVIL FLOWERS BY GUNNHILD ØYEHAUG
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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 July 11, we’ll be discussing Evil Flowers by award-winning Norwegian writer
STOLEN BY ANN-HELÉN LAESTADIUS
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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 June 6, we’ll be discussing the novel Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius, out
The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu
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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
2022
The Employees by Olga Ravn
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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 January 10, we’ll be discussing The Employees by Olga Ravn, who discussed the novel
Red Milk by Sjón
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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 December 6, we’ll be discussing Red Milk by Icelandic author Sjón, out
Carnality by Lina Wolff
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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 October 4, we’ll be discussing Carnality by Swedish author Lina Wolff, out July
The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde
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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 13, we’ll be discussing The Last Wild Horses by Norwegian author Maja
Quake: A Novel by Auður Jónsdóttir
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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 June 7, we’ll be discussing Quake by Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir. Nominated
Online Nordic Book Club - The Book of Reykjavik: A City in Short Fiction
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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 February 8, we’ll be discussing The Book of Reykjavik: A City
Online Nordic Book Club: Dog Park by Sofi Oksanen
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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 January 11, we’ll be discussing Dog Park by acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen, who
2021
The Pastor by Hanne Ørstavik
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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 December 7, we’ll be discussing The Pastor by award-winning Norwegian novelist Hanne Ørstavik, who recently joined
The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
Wild Swims by Dorthe Nors
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
Long Live the Post Horn! by Vigdis Hjorth
Online Nordic Book Club
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
On Time And Water by Andri Snær Magnason
Online Nordic Book Club
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
The Women I Think About at Night by Mia Kankimäki
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
Youth & Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen
Online Nordic Book Club — Copenhagen Trilogy Volumes 2 & 3
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
A Drop of Midnight by Jason Diakité
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
2020
Childhood by Tove Ditlevsen
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
The Brahmadells by Jóanes Nielsen
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
DANISH AUTHORS YOU SHOULD KNOW
VIRTUAL PANEL
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On September 29, Scandinavia House begins a special fall series of panels, Nordic Authors You Should Know, by focusing on Danish literature with Shadi Angelina Bazeghi, Jonas Eika, Maja Lee Langvad, Dorthe Nors, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by author and translator Katrine Øgaard
COMPANIONS BY CHRISTINA HESSELHOLDT
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
PALM BEACH FINLAND BY ANTTI TUOMAINEN
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
THE BELL IN THE LAKE BY LARS MYTTING
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
THE FAMILY CLAUSE BY JONAS HASSEN KHEMIRI
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
MISS ICELAND BY AUÐUR AVA ÓLAFSDÓTTIR
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
THE SUMMER HOUSE BY PHILIP TEIR
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
WHEN DEATH TAKES SOMETHING YOU GIVE IT BACK BY NAJA MARIE AIDT
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
THE COURIER BY KJELL OLA DAHL
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
THE COLONEL'S WIFE BY ROSA LIKSOM
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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. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the
THE SUMMER OF ELLEN BY AGNETE FRIIS
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Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions typically take place the last Tuesday of the month in the
A FIST OR A HEART BY KRISTÍN EIRÍKSDÓTTIR
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This event has now been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 12 at 6 PM, and will take place online. Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club. Each month we select a novel from some
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TUE – 12-22-2015 – 6 PM Series continues winter 2016 free #nordicbookclub
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TUE – 11-24-2015 – 6:00 pm Series continues winter 2016 free #nordicbookclub