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Icelandic Literature
Juliana Vaz writes in the Brazilian Folha de S.Paulo newspaper (26/03/2011) that Iceland tires to recover its prestige, following the financial crisis and the eruption of volcanoes that caused travel […]
Best Translated Book Award
The True Deceiver, by Tove Jansson, translated from Swedish by T.Teal, nominated for the Best Translated Book Award (US): http://bit.ly/ck4lY
Bologna Children’s Book Fair
58 Nordic companies, mostly publishers, took part in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 28-31/03/2011: http://bit.ly/h530ho
E-books struggle in Brazil
E-Books are still not popular in Brazil. Change is expected only in 5-10 years; Cirilo Dias in Rolling Stone Brasil magazine: http://bit.ly/mewT9A
Jussi Adler-Olsen hot in Germany
The book “Schändung” by the Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen spent weeks on the German top 10 list, including at #1: http://fb.me/YlhjocRb
Mankell on last Wallander
The Swedish author Henning Mankell gives an interview for the British newspaper The Guardian and talks about the last ever book of the hugely successful Wallander series: http://bit.ly/ieIrXU
Le Monde recommends
Le Monde notes the success of Scandinavian literature and recommends six Nordic authors present at the Paris Book Fair: http://fb.me/OZtYSrws
2011 Paris book fair focused on nordic literature
The theme of the 2011 Paris Book Fair, Salon du Livre, was Nordic Literature. Forty Nordic authros were invited to take part at the fair. The book fair was a huge […]
Nordic Crime Writers Noted
Three Nordic crime writers are among the top then modern crime writers, according to the British paper The Guardian: http://bit.ly/fxxvv9