Kjartan Fløgstad, Gabi Gleichmann and Kirsti Baggethun to Chile

The international Chilean book fair, Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago, this year focuses on the Nordic countries, Nórdicos en FILSA. The fair takes place 22 October + 8. November.

Norwegian authors Kjartan Fløgstad and Gabi Gleichmann take part, as well as Kirsti Baggethun, author and translator of Norwegian literature into Spanish. Also musicians Christina Sandsengen, Moddi and Terje Evensen are part of the rich festival program which also includes several art exhibitions, films etc.

Meet the authors/translator in the following events:

30 October 20:30
Kirsti Baggethun
Karl Ove Knausgård: dos miradas de su obra

1 November 16:00
Gabi Gleichmann
El elixir de la inmortalidad

3 November, 18:30
Kjartan Fløgstad and Gabi Gleichmann
Buscando las raíces culturales

3 November, 20:00
Kirsti Baggethun
Las mujeres en la obra de Ibsen

8 November 16:30
Kjartan Fløgstad
Desde el realismo ártico hasta Pablo Neruda

See more Norwegian events – including concerts, films, art exhibitons here.

Read more about all Norwegian participants here (in Spanish) here.

See the list of Kirsti Baggethun’s many translations from Norwegian into Spanish here.

See the full festival program.

Upcoming activities

April 14-April 21

Easter Holidays in NORLA

Our office is closed for the Easter holidays as of Monday, April 14. We will be back on Tuesday, April 22.

Wishing you all a Happy Easter!

April 23-April 26

Oslo, Norway

Seminar for aspiring translators of Norwegian literature

NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We look forward to welcoming interested participants to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.

May 1

Deadline: Nominate candidates for NORLA’s Translator's Award 2025

NORLA annually hands out an award to a talented emerging translator of Norwegian literature. The award is given for translations directly from Norwegian as an encouragement towards continued efforts.
The 2025 award will be given to a translator of fiction.

We would very much like to hear from you about deserving candidates!