Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation each month with the National Danish Book Club! The virtual group discussions will take place via Zoom. For more about the book club visit www.northwestdanish.org/nationalbookclub

Join us on Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 at 5:00 pm (PT) to discuss Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors.

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About the book: A smart, witty novel of driving lessons and vertigo, short-listed for the Man Booker International Prize!

Sonja is ready to get on with her life. She’s over forty now, and the Swedish crime novels she translates are losing their fascination. She sees a masseuse, tries to reconnect with her sister, and is finally learning to drive. But under the overbearing gaze of her driving instructor, Sonja is unable to shift gears for herself. And her vertigo, which she has always carefully hidden, has begun to manifest at the worst possible moments.
Sonja hoped her move to Copenhagen years ago would have left rural Jutland in the rearview mirror. Yet she keeps remembering the dramatic landscapes of her childhood―the endless sky, the whooper swans, the rye fields―and longs to go back. But how can she return to a place that she no longer recognizes? And how can she escape the alienating streets of Copenhagen?

The National Danish Book Club and Literary Event Series is brought to you by Scan Design Foundation, Museum of Danish America, Northwest Danish Association, National Foundation for Danish America, National Nordic Museum, American-Scandinavian Foundation, University of Wisconsin – Madison, and the University of Washington Scandinavian Studies Department.

Book Club Discussions will be moderated by Faculty Associate Nete Schmidt from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

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