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Helena Forsås-Scott discussing “Nils Holgersson’s Wonderful Journey through Sweden” at UCL, 23 Feb 2015.

Helena Forsås-Scott will discuss Selma Lagerlöf’s Nils Holgersson’s wonderful Journey through Sweden (Norvik Press 2012 and 2014) at a panel discussion event at University College London.

On 23rd February the Department of Scandinavian Studies at UCL is hosting a panel discussion on Nordic children’s and young adult’s literature. What does writing for a young audience entail? Is writing for children any different from writing for adults? Do children’s classics age? How does modern technology affect the writing and reading processes? What is the relationship between entertainment and education? These are only some of the questions that the panellists will address from their perspective.

 The panel will consist of prominent authors and scholars:

Maria Parr

• Norwegian author Maria Parr, author of Vaffelhjarte, recently translated into English by Dr Guy Puzey (Waffle Hearts, published by Walker Books in 2014), and Tonje Glimmerdal (2009).

Harald Rosenløw Eeg

• Norwegian author and script writer Harald Rosenløw Eeg. His works include the novels Glasskår (1995, Shards of Glass), Yatzy (2004, made into a film in 2009) and Den hvite døden (2013, The White Death) and the film script for Tusen ganger god natt (2013, A Thousand Times Good Night), directed by Erik Poppe.

Merete Pryds Helle

• Danish author Merete Pryds Helle, author of a number of novels and short stories for adult and young audiences. She has recently completed her first interactive children’s story for iPads, Wuwu & Co.

Professor Helena Forsås-Scott

• Professor Helena Forsås-Scott, editor of the Norvik Press “Selma Lagerlöf in English” series, which provides English-language readers with high-quality new translations of a selection of the Nobel Laureate’s most important texts. Prof Forsås-Scott will focus particularly on Nils Holgersson’s Wonderful Journey through Sweden (translated by Peter Graves and published by Norvik Press in 2012, reissued in hardback in 2014).

Dr Erin Goeres

• Dr Erin Goeres, Lecturer in Old Norse Language and Literature, co-editor of the book Viking Age Dublin: Walking Tour and Activity Book (published by Centre for the Study of the Viking Age, University of Nottingham, 2014), presenting Viking heritage to children.

The event will take place in the Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, Wilkins Building, UCL. Doors will be opening at 6.15pm and the discussion will start at 6.30pm.

Map of UCL and directions to the Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre.

The panel discussion will be followed by a reception in the Garden Room, Wilkins Building, UCL, and included in the entrance fee of £5.00 are a drink and light refreshments.

 To book your ticket please use the following link to the Eventbrite page.

 If you have any questions about this event, please contact Dr Elettra Carbone.

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New Release: Selma Lagerlöf’s “Charlotte Löwensköld”

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Norvik Press is pleased to announce the publication of our second instalment to Selma Lagerlöf’s Ring Trilogy, the classic novel, Charlotte Löwensköld. Translated by Linda Schenck with a preface by our Selma Lagerlöf in English Series editor, Helena Forsås-Scott and a translator’s afterword. 290 pages (paperback).

A curse rests on the Löwensköld family, as narrated in the first instalment of Lagerlöf’s Ring TrilogyThe Löwensköld Ring.

Book cover Charlotte Löwenskjöld

Charlotte Löwensköld is the tale of the following generations, a story of psychological insight and social commentary, and of the complexities of a mother-son relationship. Charlotte is in love with Karl-Arthur – both have some Löwensköld blood. Their young love is ill fated; each goes on to marry another.

How we make our life ‘choices’ and what evil forces can be at play around us is beautifully and ironically depicted by Selma Lagerlöf, who was in her sixties when she wrote this tour de force with the lightest imaginable touch.

Selma Lagerlöf was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909.

Literary agent, Lena Stjernström, recommends Charlotte Löwensköld as the best book to buy as a Christmas gift in 2014. (Svensk bokhandel 2014)

Available at all good bookstores.

The Ring Trilogy by Selma Lagerlöf
The Löwensköld Ring (Norvik Press, translated by Linda Schenck, 2011)
Charlotte Löwensköld (Norvik Press, translated by Linda Schenck, 2014)
Anna Svärd (Norvik Press, translated by Linda Schenck, 2015/16)

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Nils Holgersson’s Wonderful Journey through Sweden – The complete volume in hardback out now!

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Norvik Press is thrilled to announce our complete hardback version of Nils Holgersson’s Wonderful Journey through Sweden by Selma Lagerlöf is now in print! This wonderful new edition with 20 illustrations from Bea Bonafini is now hot off the presses.

Available in all good bookstores and to order online.

Nils Holgersson’s Wonderful Journey through Sweden (1906-07) is truly unique. Starting life as a commissioned school reader designed to present the geography of Sweden to nine-year-olds, it quickly won the international fame and popularity it still enjoys over a century later. The story of the naughty boy who climbs on the gander’s back and is then carried the length of the country, learning both geography and good behaviour as he goes, has captivated adults and children alike, as well as inspiring film-makers and illustrators. The elegance of the present translation – the first full translation into English – is beautifully complemented by the illustrations specially created for the volume.

Selma Lagerlöf was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909.

cover‘A new version of Selma Lagerlöf’s classic tale reveals a powerful, lyrical work for children and adults.’
‘The personal is the geographical, the geographical becomes the personal, and Peter Graves’ superb, attentively faithful new rendering of Selma Lagerlöf’s masterpiece makes us understand this truth afresh.’

Paul Binding
Times Literary Supplement