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#RivetingReviews: Barry Forshaw reviews THE ASSISTANT by Kjell Ola Dahl

Jun 18, 2021 • No comments

A frequently reiterated question (as this writer can attest) is: ‘When will the Nordic Noir boom be over?’ The answer…

#RivetingReviews Classic: Barry Forshaw reviews FALLEN ANGELS by Gunnar Staalesen

Feb 19, 2021 • No comments

A toothsome slices of Nordic Noir, Fallen Angels by Gunnar Staalesen (translated by the matchless Don Bartlett) is proof positive…

#RivetingReviews: Max Easterman reviews MACBETH by Jo Nesbø

Jul 13, 2018 • No comments

The Hogarth Shakespeare project is bringing us a whole series of modern authors’ re-versions of Shakespeare’s plays, from Margaret Atwood’s…

The Nordic Riveter: Knausgaard versus Staalesen. West Camel in discussion with translator Don Bartlett

Oct 23, 2017 • No comments

Don Bartlett has translated some of Norway’s most prominent and popular contemporary writers, including Jo Nesbø, Roy Jacobsen, Lars Saabye…

In from the Cold: Northern Noir. A symposium on Northern crime writing, crime fiction translation and criticism

Oct 17, 2017 • 8 comments

18 October, 2017 (9am – 8.30pm), Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU Free but places are limited and must…

An interview with translator Don Bartlett by West Camel

Sep 26, 2016 • No comments

Don Bartlett has translated some of Norway’s most prominent and popular contemporary writers, including Jo Nesbø, Roy Jacobsen, Lars Saabye…

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