Yang-Leng Liu - Translator of the Month
Translator of the month for March is Yang-Leng Liu from Changhua, Taiwan. She began her career as a part-time translator four years ago translating history of philosophy from German. She currently lives in Bergen, and is working towards becoming an experienced full-time translator, in order to bring Norwegian literature to Taiwan and vice versa.
Two weeks filled with Norwegian literature in Cairo - Norway Guest of Honour at the world’s largest Arabic book fair
From 24 January to 6 February 2024, Norway was a Guest of Honour at the Cairo International Book Fair. The fair, which is primarily a public event, had close to 5 million visitors and the press attention surrounding the Norwegian authors in the program was enormous. A total of 20 authors, translators and professionals from Norway participated. The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprised 70 events, and was opened by HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Poem of the Week, week 9: Tone Hødnebø "Will The Dead"
We have now come to the finale of the series, Poem of the Week. We hope you have enjoyed becoming acquainted with a new poem from Norway and Sápmi every week, throughout the changing seasons – and that there have been words that brought you joy, wonder and reflection.
Thank you very much for following along!
Poem of the Week, week 8: Emil Boyson "Army Hospital Death"
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Poem of the Week, week 7: From Voluspå: "Wolf-age"
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NORLA Fellowship in Oslo 2024: Adult fiction - Call for applications
NORLA invites foreign publishers, editors, and scouts of adult fiction to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 4th – 7th.
Poem of the Week, week 6: Mary A. Sombán Mari "May the Northern Lights"
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Wendy H. Gabrielsen - Translator of the Month for February
Originally from London, Wendy H. Gabrielsen moved to Oslo after completing an MA in translation in 1987, and was lucky enough to translate her first two Norwegian books just two years later. After getting “sidetracked” teaching English for a couple of decades, she resigned from the French School in Oslo in 2020 and has since returned to translating and copy editing full time.
Why I translate Fosse: May-Brit Akerholt
May-Brit Akerholt translates Jon Fosse to English, and is fascinated by his unique voice. Here she speaks about her first encounter with Jon Fosse’s texts, how the word “yes” can have very different associations in Norwegian and English, and why she enjoys so much translating last year’s Nobel Prize Winner in Literature.
Poem of the Week, week 5: Inga Ravna Eira "The Gods"
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Poem of the Week, week 4: He Dong "the last piece of ice"
Enjoy a weekly poem by authors from – or living in – in Norway, throughout the year.