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
2021.03.19 | Podcast, Janet Garton, Paul Larkin, Culture, Literature
The Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough
The social, political and literary movement from around 1870 to 1900 in Scandinavia was called the Modern Breakthrough. It was a backlash against conservatism, both culturally and politically, and led to countless challenging and fascinating pieces of fictional and non-fictional literature and art. Authors were like celebrities, propounding social…
2020.12.28 | Article, Sally Salminen, Ulrika Gustafsson, Paul Larkin, Literature
Sally Salminen and her work
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, unknown and from the working class, could write such a good book was a global sensation - she was a living example of the American dream. From then on, she could stop working as a maid and become…
2020.11.16 | Original sources, Sally Salminen, Paul Larkin, The arts, Literature
Is Daddy coming home for Christmas? By Sally Salminen
Introduction: In 1944, 'Juleroser' ('Christmas Roses') magazine published the renowned Finland-Swedish novelist Sally Salminen's short story 'Kommer far hjem til jul?' (’Is Daddy coming home for Christmas?’). Salminen had shot to fame after winning a Finnish-Swedish literary prize in 1936 for her novel Katrina. Her celebrity status…