Prof. Eivind Tjønneland, University of Bergen will be giving two lectures on Knut Hamsun at the Babes-Bolay University in Cluj.
Thursday 19 November, 16.00:
Lecture by Prof. Eivind Tjønneland, University of Bergen:
“Knut Hamsun’s new psychological manifesto 1890-91 and its intellectual contexts”.
Special guest: H.E. Mrs. Tove Bruvik Westberg, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway in Bucharest.
Venue:
Babes-Bolay University
Sala Club
A Colegiului Academic
Emm. de Martonne nr 1
Cluj
Free entry.
Friday 20 November, 12.00
Lecture (in Norwegian) by Prof. Eivind Tjønneland, University of Bergen:
“Knut Hamsuns “Sult” og programmet for en ny psykologisk litteratur".
Sted:
Babes-Bolay Universitetet
Facultatea e Litere
Sala Blaga
Cluj
Read more about both lectures here.
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.
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.
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, Oliver Lovrenski, 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.