Book a meeting with us at Göteborg Book Fair
NORLA will be at the Göteborg Book Fair, 24-27 September.
You may book a meeting with our senior adviser Oliver Møystad, who will be present at the IRC, table F04.
March 2 2019
Norway
Translated days in Oslo: When "Gleden med skjeden" became "The Wonder Down Under”
This small, feminist information project “Gleden med skjeden” by Nina Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl has now become an international phenomenon, and the translation rights have been sold for more than 30 languages.
It can be difficult enough to talk about women’s genitalia in Norwegian. How does anyone do it in Russian or Polish? Where does the boundary lie between translation and adaptation? How can a book like this be distributed in countries where women have a totally different position than in Norway? How far do you really have to travel before Scandinavian directness begins to create problems for translators? And how do you say “discomus” in English?
As part of the Translated Days festival, at Oslo’s Litteraturhuset (the House of Literature), NORLA has invited three of the book’s translators, and one of the authors, for a panel discussion on Saturday, March 2nd.
Time: 12.00-12.45.
Venue: Amalie Skram, the House of Literature.
The participants are:
Anna Gusarova – translator into Russian
Lucy Moffatt – translator into English
Karolina Drozdowska – translator into Polish
Ellen Støkken Dahl – author
The discussion will be held in Norwegian and led by NORLA’s senior advisor Dina Roll-Hansen.
The Facebook event.
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About Translated Days (in Norwegian), which takes place from February 28th to March 2nd
– The program is now available (in Norwegian only)!
More about The Wonder Down Under.
See the translations of the book, which have been supported by NORLA, here.
(The illustration shows the English, Russian and Polish book covers).
Upcoming activities
September 24-September 27
Gothenburg, Sweden
October 7-October 11
Frankfurt, Germany
NORLA at the Frankfurt Book Fair
NORLA will be at The Nordic Common Stand at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. You’ll find us in Hall 3.1, stand B70.
The stand will also feature a new catalogue presenting a selection of new books from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland available in German translation.
Nordic Reception: Thursday, 8 October, 17:00–18:30 at The Nordic Stand.
November 5
London, United Kingdom
Norwegian Children's and Young Adult Literature industry event
In collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, NORLA is hosting a special industry event highlighting contemporary Norwegian children’s and young adult literature on November 5.
The event will take place at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence.