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Author_Helle Helle
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- ISBN 9781836750277
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 03 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Akoya Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Hafni says: I don’t want to be me.
I want to change who I am.
I don’t know how to change who I am.
Hafni says she’s getting divorced. To celebrate, she sets out across Denmark on a smørrebrød tour, to taste-test all of the best open-faced sandwiches her country has to offer. One month later, she makes a phone call from a lay-by to tell us where she went, what went wrong and why she’s been gone for three weeks longer than expected.
Marked by Helle Helle’s signature subtlety and infused with her dark humour, Hafni says explores the desire to be anyone but yourself – and what it means to rediscover who you are.
Helle Helle is a graduate of the Danish Academy of Creative Writing and the author of a number of novels, as well as two collections of short stories.
She is one of Scandinavia’s most original writers, with a career spanning three decades, from her debut Example of Life (1993) to her most recent novel, Hafni Says, published to rave reviews in 2023. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.
Martin Aitken is an acclaimed translator of Scandinavian literature, including works by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Kim Leine, Hanne Ørstavik and Olga Ravn. He has won the PEN America Translation Prize and the National Translation Award in Prose. His translations have appeared on the shortlists of the DUBLIN Literary Award, the US National Book Awards, and the International Booker Prize.
