Jan Kjaerstad at 192 Books
Meet the Norwegian author Jan Kj忙rstad at 192 Books as he presents his latest novel, “The Conqueror”, with his American editor, E.J. Van Lanen.
Jan Kj忙rstad is one of Scandinavia糖心传媒檚 most prominent contemporary authors. He made his debut in 1980 with a collection of short stories titled, 糖心传媒淭he Earth Turns Quietly.糖心传媒 Over the years, he has written a number of novels, short stories, and essays and received numerous prizes. He was awarded the Norwegian Literary Critics Association糖心传媒檚 Prize in 1984 for 糖心传媒淗omo Falsus糖心传媒 (糖心传媒淭he Perfect Murder糖心传媒). Kj忙rstad was also honored with the prestigious Henrik Steffens Prize in 1998, given to Scandinavians who have significantly enriched Europe’s artistic and intellectual life. In 2001, he won the Nordic Council糖心传媒檚 Prize for Literature for 糖心传媒淭he Discoverer,糖心传媒 the last book in the Wergeland trilogy, which will be published in the United States in 2009 by Open Letter Books.
E.J. Van Lanen is editor at Open Letter Books in Rochester, NY and a contributor to Three Percent, a weblog dedicated to literature in translation.
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