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    The way back

    The way back

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    "The Way Back" is one of the few collections of poetry to have been translated into English from The...

    Snor Chapei Beisach

    Snor Chapei Beisach

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    "Snor Chapei Beisach" - it's a title of this Chinese Drama Book in Khmer. This is a third book from...

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Pete Buttigieg recommended The Odyssey in Books (curated)

 
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
Homer, E.V. Rieu, Peter Jones, Dominic Rieu | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (17 Ratings)
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"This is the book that every searching twenty-something needs. The sense of humor is spot on, and the book turned me on to Norwegian literature as a whole, though unfortunately not much of Erlend Loe’s work has been translated."

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Oct 12, 2017
Never in history have so many diverse books from the Nordic nations been translated, and in the last five years in the UK and the USA the list has been growing.

There should be something here for every boreal-minded reader to cherish in the coming winter.

As a year-long festival celebrating the region’s writers gets under way in the UK, Icelandic novelist Sjón selects essential reading from the far north.


Inside Voices, Outside Light

Inside Voices, Outside Light

Sigurður Pálsson and Martin Regal

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This book presents poems from Palsson's ten collections written between 1980-2008. Swirling with...


Poetry
The Gravity of Love

The Gravity of Love

Deborah Bragan-Turner and Sara Stridsberg

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"I'll put my head in the oven so you know where I am," he whispers, kissing her neck. Jim -...


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 The Tower at the Edge of the World

The Tower at the Edge of the World

William Heinesen and Glyn Jones

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The Tower at the Edge of the World is William Heinesen's last novel written when he was 76, and is...


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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

Dorthe Nors

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Sonja's over forty, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's...


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Crimson

Crimson

Niviaq Korneliussen and Anna Halager

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This is the story of a group of friends, on the cusp of adulthood, exploring life, seeking...


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