Scandinavian Studies: Fiction
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Olav Audunssøn II II. Providence Sigrid Undset 2021 Fall
- The second volume in the Nobel Prize–winning writer’s epic of medieval Norway, finely capturing Undset’s fluid, natural style in a new English translation, the first in nearly a century
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Swede Hollow A Novel Ola Larsmo 2020 Fall
- A riveting family saga immersed in the gritty, dark side of Swedish immigrant life in America in the early twentieth century
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Clearing Out A Novel Helene Uri 2019 Spring
- In a masterful blend of fiction and autobiography, a Norwegian novelist sends her character to the far north to learn what she can about their Sami ancestry
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The Devil’s Wedding Ring Vidar Sundstøl 2019 Spring
- A mysterious disappearance at a 13th-century church in his native Norway draws detective Max Fjellanger into an old case—and a world of ancient ritual, superstition, and present-day danger
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The Improvisatore A Novel of Italy Hans Christian Andersen 2018 Spring
- A semi-autobiographical novel inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s travels in Italy—and one of the author’s best-known works in his native Denmark
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Out of the Blue New Short Fiction from Iceland 2017 Spring
- A groundbreaking collection of fiction from Iceland’s best contemporary authors
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The Ravens Vidar Sundstøl 2016 Spring
- The final installment of the award-winning Minnesota Trilogy by the celebrated Norwegian mystery writer
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Only the Dead Vidar Sundstøl 2015 Fall
- A psychological thriller that deepens the mystery begun in the prize-winning first volume of Vidar Sundstøl’s internationally best-selling Minnesota Trilogy
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The Land of Dreams Vidar Sundstøl 2014 Fall
- Winner of the Riverton Prize for best Norwegian crime novel of the year—the first novel in the internationally best-selling Minnesota Trilogy
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Marta Oulie A Novel of Betrayal Sigrid Undset 2014 Spring
- The first English translation of the Nobel Prize–winning author’s scandalous debut novel
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A Burnt Child A Novel Stig Dagerman 2013 Spring
- Stig Dagerman’s influential novel about a young man’s troubling journey through despair and illicit passion—here in a new English translation
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Island of the Doomed Stig Dagerman 2012 Spring
- A haunting masterpiece of Scandinavian literature—now published for the first time in the United States
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The Fall of the King Johannes V. Jensen 2011 Fall
- The masterpiece of one of Scandinavia’s preeminent literary figures and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
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Styrbiorn the Strong E. R. Eddison 2011 Fall
- E. R. Eddison’s classic saga novel now in paperback—includes for the first time Eddison’s remarkable letter of introduction and his unabridged closing note
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The Rise of Jonas Olsen A Norwegian Immigrant’s Saga Johannes B. Wist 2005 Fall
- A novel of one man’s trials and ambiguous triumphs as a newcomer to America