Paul Larkin

Paul Larkin is an author and translator, and has recently translated Henrik Pontopiddan's A Fortunate Man (Lykke Per).

He has contributed to nordics.info as a translator and as a participant in a podcast:

Contributions to nordics.info

Black and white portrait of an older well-dressed man, white hair and beard

19 March 2021 - Janet Garton

Listen to a podcast on the social, political and literary movement from around 1870 to 1900 in Scandinavia called the Modern Breakthrough.

Black and white photo of young Sally Salminen in her formal attire: a big fur coat and an elegant hat.

28 December 2020 - Paul Larkin

In 1936 the Finland-Swedish writer Sally Salminen won a literary prize for her first novel 'Katrina' which saw her life change. That someone like her,…

Drawing of a girl walking on the tip of her toes

16 November 2020 - Paul Larkin

Introduction

In 1944, 'Juleroser' ('Christmas Roses') magazine published the renowned Finland-Swedish novelist Sally Salminen's short story 'Kommer…

Paul Larkin

Contributions to nordics.info

Podcast: The Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough

Sally Salminen and her work

Is Daddy coming home for Christmas? By Sally Salminen

Introduction