texte-tekst is a platform created by the French Institute in Denmark to promote literary exchanges between Scandinavian countries and France. The site presents a selection of quality books translated into one of the three Scandinavian languages, as well as professional tools and information for publishers.
All the books selected are accompanied by a portrait of the author, a translated extract from the book, information on foreign rights, etc.
Hvad nu, hvis verden efter corona havde været undervejs i flere år nu? Hvad nu hvis det aktuelle udflytningsfænomen ikke startede i marts 2020, men snarere i 2010'erne? [...]
Fortælleren, Sébastien Grimaud, er arkæolog. Men romanen vrimler med enkeltstående stemmer. Der er Habibas stemme, en kvindelig somalisk bådflygtning, der har overlevet et skibbrud ved de maltesiske kyster; [...]
For long, women were nothing but bodies, defined by their sexual and maternal functions. The feminist revolution delivered them from these shackles, but also devalorized the female body. [...]
I en hightech fjeldhytte klemt op mod en klippevæg i bjergene isolerer en kvinde sig fra omverdenen for at forsøge at finde et svar på det simple spørgsmål: ”hvordan lever man?”
