Translations
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from Selma Lagerlöf's The Tale of a Manor by Marcus Ivarsson
A chapter from the graphic-novel version of Selma Lagerlöf's En herrgårdssägen by Marcus Ivarsson.
Introduced and adapted by Ruth Urbom
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from Order is Always Maintained by Pär Thörn
Two graphic short stories from the collection Ordningen upprätts alltid describing the methods, people and places involved in maintaining various types of order.
Introduced and translated by Ruth Urbom
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from Build Your Own Coffin by Robert Åsbacka
Robert Åsbacka uses gentle humour to satirise elements of contemporary society and the increasing commercialisation of all aspects of life, even under a Social Democratic government.
Translated by Ruth Urbom.
Articles
FEATURE
Time-Travelling Translators
Ruth Urbom reports on a 2013 literary translation workshop featuring a novel by Anna-Karin Palm.
FEATURE
Strindberg Illustrated
A survey of Strindberg-inspired graphic novels and similar works, by Ruth Urbom.
REPORT
Inventing an Idiolect: Report from a Workshop on Translating Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Ruth Urbom and Nichola Smalley report from an afternoon-long translation workshop that explored different strategies for translating Jonas Hassen Khemiri's vivid language into English.
Reviews
REVIEW
Arbetarlitteraturens återkomst
Literary critic Rasmus Landström's The Return of Working-Class Literature offers a thorough survey and analysis of a uniquely Swedish publishing tradition that remains largely inaccessible to Anglophone readers.
REVIEW
Kan du säga schibboleth?
Fans of the Persepolis graphic novels will surely be charmed by Marjaneh Bahktiari's feisty young female characters.