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• Crime in Icelandic

We were looking for the next Henning Mankell," said St. Martin's Press Editor Marcia Markland. "And I think we found him! [Indridason] is very, very good." Joining Indridason at St. Martin's Press was Iceland's president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson who had reason to be proud of his subject.

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. XVIII Num. 15, Novembre 2005
• News

• Tale of Two Cities; Building On Both Sides of a Bridge

This is an amazing place to live," says Western Harbour resident Anne Lisa Georgia James, 30, who was born and raised in Copenhagen. "The view changes every day because there are always new ships coming into the harbour. The singular attractiveness of the water-front real estate is evident from the fact that [Malm]ö and Skåne were recently selected as one of the preliminary race venues of the 32nd America's Cup sailing competition. The arrival of a fleet of exclusive racing yachts and 12 teams from 10 different countries (August 24-September 4) is hailed as "the biggest thing to ever happen to Scandinavian sailing." International expectations are sky-high when it comes to modern Danish architecture. This is especially true now that Copenhagen in January 2005 opened the doors of its se...

...Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson created three beautiful light sculpture c...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. XVIII Num. 13, Septembre 2005
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• A Box of Art

Later this spring, a special Pops Classics exhibit, on loan from the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, will feature over fifty works from the 1960s by American artists. All of the big names are well represented in this collection: Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and Robert Indiana.

... the world-renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, whose colossal "The Weather Project" rec...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. XVII Num. 9, Juin 2004
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