November 23-November 26 2015
Germany

Tomas Espedal to open Nordic Literature Days in Hamburg

Every other year the Literaturhaus in Hamburg offers Nordic Literature Days, and since the start in 1986 the festival has presented an impressive list of Nordic authors. This year, Norwegian author Tomas Espedal will officially open the 15th event.

Moday 23 November, 20:30
Tomas Espedal will be reading from his novel Imot kunsten/Agains Art and the event is moderated by Uwe Englert. The German text Wider die Kunst will be read by Helmut Mosshammer.

The novel is translated from the Norwegian by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel and published by Matthes & Seitz through translation subsidy from NORLA.

Venue: Literaturhaus Hamburg
Tickets: € 12,– / 8,–

Read more about the event here.

More about the novel Against Art here.

Read more about the Nordic Literature Days here
http://www.norwegen.no/News_and_events/culture/Literatur/Espedal-eroffnet-Nordische-Literaturtage-Hamburg/#.VjM7sLl0zcs.

And see the full program here.

Upcoming activities

November 12-November 22
Caen, France

Norway is Guest of Honour at Les Boréales

Norway is Guest of Honour at this year’s Les Boréales festival in Normandy, taking place from 12–22 November.
A strong line-up of Norwegian authors will take part in the festival: Ingeborg Arvola, Martin Baldysz, Brit Bildøen, Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst, Aslak Nore, Lars Ramslie and Maria Navarro Skaranger.

During the festival, NORLA will also organise a translation seminar for students at the University of Caen on 17 November. The seminar will have a special focus on Brit Bildøen’s Gult farevarsel (Yellow Warning, Vigilance orange). Bildøen and her French translator Marina Heide will take part in the seminar, which is organized in close cooperation with the University.

The Norwegian Embassy in Paris is a partner in Norway’s Guest of Honour programme.

See the full festival programme.
November 13-November 15
Shanghai, China

NORLA at the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair

NORLA will take part in this year’s China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair with its own stand.
The fair will also feature the illustration exhibition first presented at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in spring 2026, when Norway was Guest of Honour. This brings the initiative showcasing Norwegian children’s and young adult literature and illustration to a new international audience.
December 3
Rome, Italy

Translation Seminar for Students and Industry Reception

On 3 December, NORLA is organising a full-day seminar on translation for Italian students of Norwegian language and literature. The seminar will take place at the Norwegian Institute in Rome, in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy in Italy. Around thirty students will take part in a varied programme featuring presentations by award-winning and experienced translators Margerita Podestà Heir, Andrea Romanzi, Giovanna Paterniti and Lucia Barni. They will discuss cultural connections between Norway and Italy, Norwegian and Italian literature, how to present books to publishers, and, not least, the art of translating Norwegian literature.

Following the seminar, a networking reception for the Italian publishing industry will be held in the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador.