Ljudboksporr takes Norway by storm

Eroticism has become one of the user favoritgenrer at Storytel in Norway, writes the newspaper Klassekampen. Classics like ”Madame Bovary” to share the space with more explicit listening “I’m so tight!”, and ”Anal MILFs”. Norwegian authors Vigdis Hjorth and Maria Børja are also listed in the category, where they stripped the covers dominate.

“It’s kind of funny to think of those who are looking for classic pornography and click check in on my book,” says Børja to Klassekampen, which describes his collection of short stories ”Voksenting” from 2010 as a reaction to porrkulturens expectations. Jacob Lundström

the Wounds that never seem to want to heal

In march, the Finnish Pink Liksoms roman ”Överstinnan” in the Swedish translation. There is a strong current story about Finland’s modern history, squeezed between Russia and Nazi germany, and the wounds that never healed. On Tuesday, she speaks of his book with his English translator Janina Orlov.

At. 18.30, 19 February. The Finnish Institute, Slottsbacken 4. Tickets: 100 sek.

this Week’s excerpt

the Next week is published the second part of Ali Smith’s årstidssvit – ”Winter” – in Swedish translation by Amanda Svensson for Atlas publishers.