Astrid Roemer

May 7, 2024 | centerforfiction.org | Vigdis Hjorth |Astrid Roemer

Friday, 7:00 pm EDTMay 10, 2024 The Center for Fiction& LivestreamedVigdis Hjorth and Astrid Roemer, icons of Norwegian and Dutch-language literature, join The Center for Fiction for a discussion of their groundbreaking novels. In Hjorth’s Is Mother Dead, translated by Charlotte Barslund, a middle-aged, recently widowed artist prepares for a retrospective of her work—a controversial exploration of motherhood that has brought about a rift between her and her aging mother.

Apr 9, 2024 | bookshop.org | Astrid Roemer |Lucy Scott |David McKay

(Author) (Translator) (Translator) & 1 more FORMAT Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Description It's 1966 in Suriname, on the Caribbean coast of South America, and the long shadow of colonialism still hangs over the country. Grandma Bee is the proud, cigar-smoking matriarch of the Vanta family, which is an intricate mix of Creole, Maroon, French, Indian, Indigenous, British, and Jewish backgrounds.

Nov 17, 2023 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Obi Kaufmann |Nik Sharma |Astrid Roemer

Books make great gifts for the holidays. Photo: Thomas Bethge/Getty Images/iStockphotoEvery great book is a gift in some way, an offering from author to reader in the form of knowledge, labor, entertainment, heart and wisdom. When considering books worth gifting for the upcoming holiday season, look no further than the Chronicle’s team of critics, who wrote glowing reviews or enthusiastic features on many of these titles.

Nov 14, 2023 | catranslation.org | Astrid Roemer

Additional Information ISBN: 9781949641257 Pages: 377 Size: 5"x8" Distributed By: Publishers Group West In 1966, at the age of 19, Astrid Roemer emigrated from Suriname to the Netherlands. She identifies herself as a cosmopolitan writer. Exploring themes of race, gender, family, and identity, her poetic, unconventional prose stands in the tradition of authors such as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker.