"From the Danish Outskirts, via Sweden — to the World," Dorthe Nors, 2018-19 Department of Scandinavian Studies Out of Scandinavia LectureMay 9, 2019 at 7–9 p.m.

Join the Department of Scandinavian Studies in welcoming the 2018-19 Out of Scandinavia Artist in Residence, the Danish author Dorthe Nors, for her lecture "From The Danish Outskirts, via Sweden – to the World."

One of the most orginal voices of contemporary Danish letters Nors has written two celebrated short story collections, Karate Chop and Map of Canada, as well as one novella and five novels, including Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (2016), which was a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize in 2017.

This event is free and open the on campus and broader community.

English translations of her books will be on sale through the Book Mark at the event and a reception in her honor will follow her talk.