The discipline of Scandinavian literature examines literature written in the Scandinavian languages (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese) from the perspectives of literary studies and ...

We’re one of few Nordic studies programs in the country and the only program of our kind between Illinois and the West Coast To address the increased interest, a visiting assistant professorship has ...

When Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf awards the 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature on December 10 to the beguiling French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio — the Swedish Academy doesn’t always get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STOCKHOLM — Jon Fosse, a master of spare Nordic literature in a sprawling body of work ranging from plays to novels and children’s ...

George C. Schoolfield, professor emeritus of German and Scandinavian literature, died on July 21 after a long illness. He was 90 years old. Schoolfield focused his research on German literature and ...

Education: Ph.D., Scandinavian Language and Literature, University of Washington; M.A., Scandinavian Language and Literature, University of Washington; B.A ...

Jon Fosse, a master of spare Nordic prose in a sprawling body of work ranging from plays to novels and children’s books, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for writing that gives “voice to ...

At the New York Rights Fair, publishing professionals joined Nordic literary agents in a panel discussion called “The Scandinavian Smell of Success: Why, and How, Their Crime Fiction Has Become a ...

Interest in Nordic countries, whose flags fly here, has been rising, and so has interest in studying them. CU-Boulder has devoted more resources to meet the demand. Photo: iStockphoto. We’re one of ...

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