Martin Aitken

Martin Aitken's translations of Scandinavian literature number some thirty-five books. His work has appeared on the shortlists of the International DUBLIN Literary Award (2017) and the U.S. National Book Awards (2018), as well as the 2021 International Booker Prize. He received the PEN America Translation Prize in 2019.

Series with Martin Aitken

Author Contributions

Girl, 1983

Girl, 1983

Linn Ullmann
The Third Realm

The Third Realm

Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Wolves of Eternity

The Wolves of Eternity

Karl Ove Knausgaard
First Comes Summer

First Comes Summer

Maria Hesselager; translated by Martin Aitken
In the Land of the Cyclops

In the Land of the Cyclops

Karl Ove Knausgaard Translated by Martin Aitken
The End

The End

Karl Ove Knausgaard; translated by Don Bartlett
Death Zones

Death Zones

Simon Pasternak; Translated by Martin Aitken
Nothing

Nothing

Janne Teller