After the Nordic crime wave comes ... Swedish romance novels ?
Francis Hoch suggests that terrifying prospect in Publishers Weekly, in Swedish Romance -- the Next Hot Trend ? as a novel by the 'Swedish queen of of romance' (yes, Sveriges romancedrottning) Simona Ahrnstedt -- "an avid feminist, and a passionate cheese lover", as her agency's information page helpfully informs -- is going to be published in English.
I'm always glad to see popular fiction in all its form get published in translation -- and several of her works have already been translated into other languages -- but I think it's unlikely that this is the beginning of something big. Still, I am curious as to the impact -- and whether it will lead to popular romance novels from other languages/countries (not just Scandinavian) getting translated.
I'm always glad to see popular fiction in all its form get published in translation -- and several of her works have already been translated into other languages -- but I think it's unlikely that this is the beginning of something big. Still, I am curious as to the impact -- and whether it will lead to popular romance novels from other languages/countries (not just Scandinavian) getting translated.