Northern Influences at Scandinavia House

Americans Look at Great Nordic Writers. First out: Selma Lagerlöf and her debut novel. 

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• The book program at Scandinavia House on February 27 celebrated the Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf’s 1891 romantic novel "The Saga of Gösta Berling".

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  Alexandra Gjerpen and Lars Nilsen

• The well attended evening's panel included 2004 ASF Translation Prize Winner Paul Norlen, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and readings from the novel by actors Lisa Pettersson, Alexandra Gjerpen, and Heli Sirviö.

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  Karen Giannelli and Teresa Grimm

• Next literary event at Scandinavia House is March 1 - "The Tale of the Uummannaq" Lectures & Literary Programs, ASF