Nanna Kalkar

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Nanna Kalkar is a Danish literary translator specialising in Nordic languages, especially Icelandic. Her work spans novels, crime fiction, poetry and children's books, with several titles nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. In 2024 she published a praised new translation of Halldór Laxness' classic "Frie folk".

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Reading Joy 2026

Wed 4.11. 17:00 Grenaa Bibliotek, Grenaa 150 kr. · ≈ 20 €

Literary translator Nanna Kalkar discusses Icelandic literature and the craft of translation, followed by food and a book café at Grenaa Library.

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