Literary Scandinavia - Susannah's Top Ten Places to Visit
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The lands of fairy tales and fjords, Norse Gods and Vikings have produced wonderful novels, plays and legends. Scandinavian writers have been shaped by their unique landscapes, whether isolated Norwegian valleys or the many islands just off the coasts. When I first started taking tour groups to explore literary Scandinavia, I was amazed at how many people looked blank when I mentioned my tour, and asked me if there were actually any Scandinavian writers.
See Scandinavia through the eyes of its great authors and their works. I give you my Top Ten Literary Locations in Scandinavia.
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“Everything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination.” ― Astrid Lindgren
Once I start reeling off some famous Scandi names – Hans Christian Andersen, Ibsen, Blixen, Astrid Lindgren, Kierkegaard, Strindberg, Knut Hamsun, Stieg Larsson, Thor Heyerdahl, to name just a few (and that’s before you even begin on the Scandi crime writers) – then a look of dawning excitement appears. And then there are places connected with plays (Elsinore Castle) and with film (The Bridge), with Viking sagas and with song (Bjornsterne Bjornson, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, also wrote the Norwegian National Anthem). Denmark, Sweden and Norway are rich with literary treasures and wonderful places to visit. The Nobel Prize for Literature has had many Scandinavian recipients.
A list of books I recommend to cover more of literary Scandinavia. Have anything to add here? Let me know.
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth
Astrid Lindgren: The Woman Behind Pippi Longstocking by Jens Andersen
Isak Dinesen: The Life of Karen Blixen by Judith Thurman
Ibsen: A Biography by Michael Meyer
Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Anne Harbers
Hi Susannah
I absolutely loved your Literary Scandinavia !!
Having worked for a Swedish global biotechnology company for 25 years and made numerous visits and now researching and publishing on 18th century Swedish collectors – your Top 10 Literary visits gave me a totally new and wonderful perspective. You so successfully captured so many aspects of the Scandi feel whilst also showing the warmth and beauty of the cityscapes and landscapes that form a backdrop to the writing.
Thank you – your talk was insightful and also so encouraging to explore some new writers – both of the past and present.
I look forward to more of your Top Ten series from your Literary travels.
All best
Anne
Susannah Fullerton
I am delighted you enjoyed it so much, Anne. Many thanks for the feedback. It’s a really lovely part of the world, isn’t it.
Hope all is going well for you?