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Nadia
Christensen

Nadia Christensen is a scholar, author, and translator of of Scandinavian literature. She was born in Minneapolis, and graduated from Augsburg College, before earning a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Washington in 1972. She has taught at universities, and served as director of publications for the American-Scandinavian Foundation in New York and editor of Scandinavian Review. She has produced numerous translations, and in 1996 was knighted by the King of Norway for her work as a translator.

Nadia Christensen is a scholar, author, and translator of of Scandinavian literature. She was born in Minneapolis, and graduated from Augsburg College, before earning a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Washington in 1972. She has taught at universities, and served as director of publications for the American-Scandinavian Foundation in New York and editor of Scandinavian Review. She has produced numerous translations, and in 1996 was knighted by the King of Norway for her work as a translator.

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