The ''Swedish Book Review'' is a
literary journal, first appearing in 1983.
[ Its founding publisher was St. David's University College in ]Lampeter
Lampeter (; (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, after Aberystwyth and C ...
.[ Then it began to be published by Norvik Press, which was formerly based at the ]University of East Anglia
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and then at the Department of Scandinavian Studies at University College London
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.[
The journal is published twice yearly.]London Book Fair
The London Book Fair (LBF) is a large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April, in London, England. LBF is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and d ...
and the Frankfurt Book Fair
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, respectively.[ In addition, a specialised “supplement” edition is produced each year.
The journal aims to bring ]Swedish-language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the fourth most spoken Germanic language, and the first ...
literature
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to an English-speaking audience, and does so through reviews, translations
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transl ...
, and features dealing with Swedish literary matters.[
]
See also
*List of literary magazines
Below is a list of literary magazines and journals: periodicals devoted to book reviews, creative nonfiction, essays, poems, short fiction, and similar literary endeavors.
*Because the majority are from the United States, the country of origin ...
References
External links
''Swedish Book Review'' website
1983 establishments in the United Kingdom
Biannual magazines published in the United Kingdom
Book review magazines
Literary magazines published in the United Kingdom
English-language magazines
Magazines published in London
Magazines established in 1983
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