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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/nordic-book-circle-9/
LOCATION:American Swedish Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Language & Culture,Language Learning
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SUMMARY:Swedish Conversation Group: Tala SVENska med Sven
DESCRIPTION:Use or practice your Swedish skills in this fun conversation group led by Sven\, a longtime ASI volunteer originally from Sweden. Check in at the front desk\, purchase some fika from FIKA Café if you wish and enjoy a morning of conversation på svenska. \n  \nAdditional information: \n\nThis group meets the second and fourth Fridays of the month from 10:30-11:30 am.\nOn the second Friday\, meet the group in the Lindberg Stuga and on the fourth Friday\, meet the group in Classroom A\, both on the lower level of the Turnblad Mansion.\nFree; no RSVP required.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/swedish-conversation-group-tala-svenska-med-sven-2-3/2026-12-04/
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CATEGORIES:Language & Culture
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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/nordic-book-circle-7/
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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/nordic-book-circle-6/
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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/nordic-book-circle-5/
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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
URL:https://asimn.org/events-calendar/nordic-book-circle-4/
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CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Language & Culture,Language Learning
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SUMMARY:Nordic Book Circle
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Nordic literature is full of diverse literary voices\, styles\, and genres. This September 2026 through May 2027 the ASI Nordic Book Circle will gather monthly\, in-person\, to read and discuss a work of Nordic literature in English translation. Our focus this year will be on works of literature written by women authors from across the Nordic world. The works we read will chronologically trace books penned between 1912 and 2020\, and include two winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature; authors from the countries of Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Iceland\, Greenland; various genres; and a range of topics and perspectives. \nIf you love to read and discuss literature and would like to expand your appreciation of literature from various parts of the world (the Nordic world in particular)\, we would love to have you join! Limited to 20 attendees; please register in advance. \n2026-2027 Nordic Book Circle titles\nSeptember: Kristin Lavransdotter\, Book I: The Wreath (1912)\, by Sigrid Undset\, translated from Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally (Penguin Editions\, 336 pages)\, Norway – September 27\, 2026 \nOctober: The Phantom Carriage (1912)\, by Selma Lagerlöf\, translated from Swedish by Peter Graves (Norvik Press\, 124 pages) (Sweden) – October 25\, 2026 \nNovember: Quicksand (1928) by Nella Larsen (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Denmark) – November 22\, 2026 \nDecember: Kallocain (1940)\, Karin Boye\, translated from Swedish by David McDuff (Penguin Classics\, 192 pages) (Sweden) – December 20\, 2026 \nJanuary: Girl Upon Heaven’s Pier (1951)\, by Eeva-Liisa Manner\, translated from Finnish by Terhi Kuusisto (Dalkey Archive Press\, 104 pages) (Finland) – January 31\, 2027 \nFebruary: Nothing to be Rescued (1961)\, by Ásta Sigurðardóttir\, translated from Icelandic by Meg Matich (Nordisk Books\, 192 pages) Iceland – February 28\, 2027 \nMarch: Light\, Grass\, and Letter in April (1962\, 1963\, 1979)\, by Inger Christensen\, translated from Danish by Susanna Nied (New Directions Publishing\, 144 pages) (Denmark) – March 21\, 2027 \nApril: Zombieland (2015)\, by Sørine Steenholdt\, translated from Greenlandic to Danish by Niviaq Korneliussen and from Danish to English by Charlotte Barslund (Norvik Press\, 150 pages) (Greenland) – April 25\, 2027 \nMay: Strega (2020)\, by Johanna Lykke Holm\, translated from Swedish by Saskia Vogel (Riverhead Books\, 208 pages) (Sweden) – May 23\, 2027
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