New York’s Scandinavia House is turning its Nordic Book Club spotlight on one of Sweden’s most acclaimed literary voices this November.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET, the online book club will discuss Queen by Swedish writer Birgitta Trotzig, in an English translation by Saskia Vogel.
A Swedish classic in translation
First published in 1964, Queen centers on Judit and her family in the southern Swedish village of Bäck. Scandinavia House describes the novella as a mythic, modernist classic and notes that the new English edition marks a long-awaited rediscovery of Trotzig’s work for English-language readers.
The discussion is part of the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s recurring Nordic Book Club, which brings readers together to explore Nordic literature in translation.
Event details
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Time: 6:00–7:00 PM ET
Where: Online via Scandinavia House
Book: Queen by Birgitta Trotzig, translated by Saskia Vogel
Registration and the latest information are available on the official Scandinavia House event page.
For Swedish literature lovers in the U.S., it is an easy way to spend an evening rediscovering one of Sweden’s most distinctive 20th-century writers.
Featured photo: Patrick Robert Doyle/Unsplash. Event information: Scandinavia House / American-Scandinavian Foundation.
