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The award-winning debut novelist Jonas Hassen Khemiri will discuss his work and his perspective on language and cultural identity at a reading and talk at Scandinavia House on November 8.
Born in Stockholm in 1978 to a Swedish mother and a Tunisian father, Jonas Hassen Khemiri is one of Sweden's most exciting and talented young authors. His debut novel Ett öga rött (One Eye Red), published by Norstedts in 2003, has received massive popular and critical acclaim for its highly innovative treatment of language and its poignant take on youth and cultural identity in modern-day Sweden.
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Swedish Peek-A-Boo Puppet Theater Returns to Scandinavia House
After four weeks of sold-out shows at the Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis, the acclaimed puppet theater presents two exclusive performances at Scandinavia House on November 1.
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Martin Kellerman's Swedish Comic Book Rocky: The One and Only Launches in U.S.
One of Sweden's freshest, rudest and most beloved comic strips makes its U.S. debut with the publication of Martin Kellerman's Rocky: The One and Only by Fantagraphics Books.
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Annika Eriksson, Karl Holmqvist and Carsten Höller in 24-Hour Incidental
The three distinguished Swedish artists will join Yoko Ono in a one-day program of simultaneous performance works, presented as part of PERFORMA05, the first biennial of new visual art performance in New York, on November 5-6.
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Jenny Lind Tree Ceremony in Battery Park
Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, adored in Europe and the U.S. during the mid-19th century for her exquisite soprano voice and expressive role interpretations, will be honored at a ceremony in Battery Park on November 2.
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Photo: Jonas Hassen Khemiri © Leif Hansen
