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Charlotte Barslund

Charlotte Barslund translates books and plays from Norway, Denmark and Greenland. Her translation of Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth was longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023. She is currently translating Zombieland by Sørine Steenholdt.

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Fiction | Issue 166 padlock
Fiction | Issue 166 padlock

Repetition

Vigdis Hjorth

‘The people she longed to be understood by, the ones at whom her anxious hope was pinned, were her parents.’

Fiction by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund.

Fiction | Issue 166
Fiction | Issue 166

And That’s How I Became a Woman

Vigdis Hjorth

‘Finn Lykke opened the door wearing jeans and a freshly-ironed, white shirt, he had made an effort.’

Fiction by Vigdis Hjorth, translated by Charlotte Barslund.

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