Scandinavian crime fiction has been the rage for a few years now, epitomized by Steig Larsson's Millennium Trilogy including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But the vast majority of those books weren't written in English and had to be translated for publication in English-speaking countries. These translators are often the unsung heroes of such global crime fiction treasures, but this Thursday, One More Page bookstore will throw the spotlight on one such individual when the store hosts an event titled "Scandinavian Noir in Translation."
The special guest for the evening is translator K.E. Semmel, who has played a key role in bringing the works of popular Scandinavian crime novelists to the U.S., including two upcoming publications, Karin Fossum's The Caller and Jussi Adler-Olsen's The Absent One. After a reading, author and book critic Art Taylor will interview K.E. Semmel on the craft of translation and in particular these two novels. The event is free and begins at 7 p.m. at the store in Arlington, Virginia.
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