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.
November 22-November 24 2024
Paris, France
Norwegian Literature at the Musée d’Orsay
On Friday, November 22, Margit Walsø and Andrine Pollen will introduce NORLA, along with Norwegian literature and the publishing industry, to Scandinavian Studies students at the Sorbonne University. Students will also meet authors Katrine Nedrejord and Lars Saabye Christensen, who will present themselves and their literary works. Katrine Nedrejord’s book The Sami Problem (original title: Sameproblemet ) will feature in a workshop on translation.
On Saturday, November 23, Marta Breen will deliver a lecture titled Women’s Place, followed by a discussion on ecology and minorities, between Kathrine Nedrejord and translator Marianne Ségol-Samoy, who has translated works by Nedrejord and also Jon Fosse into French.
Marianne Ségol-Samoy will also join a conversation with Gabriel Dufay, an actor, director, and Jon Fosse enthusiast, about the Nobel Prizes in Literature.
This autumn, the Musée d’Orsay is presenting a major Harriet Backer exhibition, which also includes a special Norwegian literary and cultural program. See the full program here. The Backer exhibition will be open until January 12.
Upcoming activities
September 24-September 27
Gothenburg, Sweden
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.