The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed INTERVIEW: 'I talk about the things you are not supposed to talk about' Born amid the horrors of war in Iraqi Kurdistan, Danish author Sara Omar now uses her voice to denounce violence inflicted on women in the name of reactionary Islam, a "calling" that has left her living under police protection. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210129/interview-i-talk-about-the-things-you-are-not-supposed-to-talk-about Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:17:11 +0100 interview-i-talk-about-the-things-you-are-not-supposed-to-talk-about Aarhus literature festival takes multilingual approach to programme Internationals in Aarhus have a good chance of attending an event in their mother tongue at LiteratureXchange, a 10-day international literature festival taking place across the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190612/aarhus-literature-festival-takes-multilingual-approach-to-programme Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:46:45 +0200 aarhus-literature-festival-takes-multilingual-approach-to-programme Fewer in Denmark read books, despite publishing growth Although the number of books to be found on the shelves of libraries and bookshops in Denmark is steadily increasing, the number of people reading them appears to be on the wane. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181023/fewer-in-denmark-reading-books-despite-publishing-growth Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:23:58 +0200 fewer-in-denmark-reading-books-despite-publishing-growth Aarhus literature festival wants internationals to be part of its story Literary events in Denmark shouldn’t be limited to those who can read Danish, say organisers of an upcoming large-scale international literature festival in Aarhus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180531/aarhus-literature-festival-wants-internationals-to-be-part-of-its-story Thu, 31 May 2018 19:21:08 +0200 aarhus-literature-festival-wants-internationals-to-be-part-of-its-story Murakami wins Danish literature prize Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami on Tuesday won Denmark's top literary award, the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, following in the footsteps of such writers as J.K. Rowling and Salman Rushdie. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151118/murakami-wins-danish-literature-prize Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:38:57 +0100 murakami-wins-danish-literature-prize 'Millennium' author backs Danish media boycott The Swedish author of the highly-anticipated sequel to the Millennium crime trilogy said Tuesday he supported a Danish newspaper boycott of him over his publisher's refusal to let literary critics read the book in advance. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150825/millennium-author-backs-danish-newspaper-boycott Tue, 25 Aug 2015 21:32:04 +0200 millennium-author-backs-danish-newspaper-boycott