The Loneliness in Lydia Erneman''s Life

About Rune Christiansen

RUNE CHRISTIANSENis a Norwegian poet and novelist. One of Norway's most important literary writers he is the author of more than 20 books of fiction poetry and nonfiction. He has won many prestigious awards including the 2014 Brage Prize for his bestselling novelThe Loneliness in Lydia Erneman's Life.Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forestwas shortlisted for the same prize and published in English by Book*hug Press in 2019. He is also a professor of creative writing. Christiansen lives just outside of Oslo Norway.KARI DICKSON is a literary translator. She translates from Norwegian and her work includes literary fiction children's books theatre and nonfiction. In 2019 Book*hug Press published her translation of Rune Christiansen's Fanny and the Mystery in the Grieving Forest and in 2021 her co-translation of Mona Hvring's Because Venus Crossed an Alpine Violet on the Day that I Was Born. She is also an occasional tutor in Norwegian language literature and translation at the University of Edinburgh and has worked with the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) and the National Centre for Writing. Dickson lives in Edinburgh Scotland.