
Dark Secrets of History: Roy Jacobsen & Sofi Oksanen
Roy Jacobsen, Sofi Oksanen and Lee Randall
Dark Secrets of History: Roy Jacobsen & Sofi Oksanen
Roy Jacobsen, Sofi Oksanen and Lee Randall
4:00pm
Sunday, October 24
Hear from two of the most acclaimed and internationally awarded authors from the Nordic countries whose novels lift a veil on some of history’s dark secrets. Norwegian author Roy Jacobsen returns to TIFA to talk about the conflict of loneliness and human endurance, with White Shadow (translated to English by Don Bartlett and Don Shaw), the highly anticipated sequel to International Booker-shortlisted The Unseen. Finnish-Estonian novelist Sofi Oksanen unmasks a story of murder in the global fertility market with Dog Park (translated to English by Owen F. Witesman), a captivating story of intrigue and betrayal. Don’t miss this chance to meet the minds behind the pages, and uncover the love, history and lies that fill their pages.
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This event is generously supported by NORLA – Norwegian Literature Abroad.
Hear from two of the most acclaimed and internationally awarded authors from the Nordic countries whose novels lift a veil on some of history’s dark secrets. Norwegian author Roy Jacobsen returns to TIFA to talk about the conflict of loneliness and human endurance, with White Shadow (translated to English by Don Bartlett and Don Shaw), the highly anticipated sequel to International Booker-shortlisted The Unseen. Finnish-Estonian novelist Sofi Oksanen unmasks a story of murder in the global fertility market with Dog Park (translated to English by Owen F. Witesman), a captivating story of intrigue and betrayal. Don’t miss this chance to meet the minds behind the pages, and uncover the love, history and lies that fill their pages.
English captioning is available for this video. Please click the ‘CC’ button in the video toolbar to turn it on.
This event is generously supported by NORLA – Norwegian Literature Abroad.