tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post3254865150176662396..comments2024-02-03T10:27:22.640+00:00Comments on Nordic Voices in Translation: Detective Story - 4David McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-76018668695007956042009-08-14T16:29:07.526+01:002009-08-14T16:29:07.526+01:00I think that in many ways it's the responsibil...I think that in many ways it's the responsibility of translators and publishers here in the U.K., in Europe and in the U.S. to see to it that quality, non-genre fiction from the Nordic countries gains a wider audience. <br /><br />If Scandinavian authors - understandably - acquire the notion that the best or even the only way to reach a wider audience is by writing some form of crime fiction,David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-52610003190224105162009-08-13T20:07:59.755+01:002009-08-13T20:07:59.755+01:00About fifteen years ago I was translating extracts...About fifteen years ago I was translating extracts from Swedish writer Per Wästberg's latest quartet of novels and trying to interest British publishers in them. Wästberg epitomises the educated, liberal, internationally-minded type of Swede, and his considerable literary output has never been less than intelligent and well-crafted, if fairly conventional in style and subject-matter. Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974455708823618330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-39428099771930895592009-08-13T18:16:59.843+01:002009-08-13T18:16:59.843+01:00I thank you for your response. I find myself in ag...I thank you for your response. I find myself in agreement with much of what you've said, both here and in your other posts about this matter--which I have, though you suggest otherwise, read with care. My comment was predominantly in response to your assessment in the second 'Detective Story' post, where you suggest that "...some of the best Nordic writing talent is being Larissa Kyzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752811476597483939noreply@blogger.com