The critically acclaimed Norwegian author Marie Aubert takes part in the event Nordic Literature Night – Nordische Literaturnacht – with four other Nordic authors, during the Leipzig Book Fair.
The event is moderated by Thomas Böhm, and will be streamed on 28 May from 19:00 (CET).
Description:
Five countries, five authors, five new books.
Join a journey of discovery through new releases from Northern Europe during the Nordic Literature Night!
Participants:
Marie Aubert, Pascal Engman, Olli Jalonen, Peder Frederik Jensen, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Thomas Böhm (Moderator)
Marie Aubert’s award-winning novel Grown-ups has been translated into German by Ursel Allenstein. Erwachsene Menschen is published by Rowohlt.
Organizers:
Nordic Forum – Royal Danish Embassy, Embassy of Finland, Finnish Institute in Germany, Embassy of Iceland, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Swedish Embassy
Co-organizers: Icelandic Literature Center, NORLA – Norwegian Literature Abroad, Swedish Arts Council,
The event also receives support from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
More information will soon be available here
And on the book fair’s website
Representatives from NORLA’s staff will be attending a seminar with our Nordic colleagues – members of the NordLit network – January 14-17.
The employees at the Nordic literary offices meet annually, and this year the meeting will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland.
We look forward to exchanging experiences and future plans with our colleagues!
NORLA administrates the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ scheme for travel grants for authors and lecturers who will visit institutions of higher learning abroad where instruction is given in the Norwegian language.
Please note that there are new application deadlines in 2025, with three deadlines in total, for Norwegian books in all genres:
1 February, 1 June and 1 October.