Dorthe Nors

Author of Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

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About the Author

Dorthe Nors is the author of four novels, including Mirror, Shoulder, Signal, a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize; two novellas, collected in So Much for That Winter; and the story collection Karate Chop, winner of the Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize. Nors lives in Denmark.

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Works by Dorthe Nors

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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (2016) 277 copies

Karate Chop: Stories (2008) 134 copies

So Much for That Winter: Novellas (2010) 100 copies

A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast (2021) 89 copies

Wild Swims: Stories (2018) 50 copies

Karate Chop & Minna Needs Rehearsal Space (1600) 41 copies

Minna Needs Rehearsal Space (2013) 16 copies

Kort over Canada (2018) 9 copies

Langs de kustlijn (2022) 7 copies

Days (2010) 5 copies

Soul : roman (2001) 3 copies

Intimitat 2016 1 copy

Pershing Square 1 copy

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Associated Works

Found in Translation (2018) — Contributor, some editions — 36 copies

The Second Shelf: A Quarterly of Rare Books & Words by Women (Issue 1, Autumn 2018) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Birthdate: 1970
Gender: female
Nationality: Denmark

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Minna needs rehearsal space ; Karate chop by Dorthe Nors

Uneven, some of the stories are excellent though.

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PeterKKB | 2 other reviews | Apr 21, 2024 |

Karate Chop & Minna Needs Rehearsal Space by Dorthe Nors

Uneven, some of the stories are excellent though.

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PeterKKB | 2 other reviews | Apr 21, 2024 |

A Line in the World: A Year on the North Sea Coast by Dorthe Nors

brilliant

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Overgaard | 1 other review | May 19, 2023 |

Wild Swims: Stories by Dorthe Nors

I picked this book up for Women in Translation Month not knowing much about it. It is a collection of short stories (most 3-5 pages long), with no connections other than thematically, taking place all over the world. The theme seems to be a kind of longing. Whether it is for belonging or understanding or some sort of completion. All the POV characters, men and women, seem to have a sort of itch that things are not quite as they wish them to be. Some escape their irritation, some do not. Some are not particularly likable, some are instantly familiar. A charming and quick read.… (more)

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greeniezona | 5 other reviews | May 13, 2023 |

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