Icelandic children's literature at Göteborg Book Fair
Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir and Þórarinn Leifsson talk about their work and Icelandic children's literature at Göteborg Book Fair, Thursday 24/9 at 15.00-15.45 in H1.
Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir and Þórarinn Leifsson talk about their work and Icelandic children's literature at Göteborg Book Fair, Thursday 24/9 at 15.00-15.45 in H1.
Great Literature for small readers
Program description:
Children's literature is flourishing in Iceland! What is the importance of books for children and young readers in a small language area like that of Iceland? Three writers, who all studied the visual arts and write as well as illustrate their stories, are here to represent Icelandic children's literature. Áslaug Jónsdóttir illustrates the books in the Monster series and writes the stories together with Rakel Helmsdal, from the Faroe Islands and Sweden's Kalle Güettler. Þórarinn Leifsson (The Man Who Hated Children) and Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir (My Friend the Wind) are both nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2015. Moderator: Katti Hoflin, writer and head of Stockholms City Library.
Time & Place: Thursday, September 24 at 15.00-15.45 in H1.
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