MARIA BOURONCLE

Att skriva böcker är som att springa långt. -Det är ganska slitsamt oftast, men ibland så är det helt fantastiskt. Det är de där stunderna som man vill återuppleva, säger författaren Maria Bouroncle, som gästar Eckerö post- och tullhus. Text & foto: Petter Lobråten Läs artikeln

Hilja Nordner, born Kouhia, was one of around 70,000 Finnish war children evacuated to Sweden during the Second World War. Her life, marked by separation and displacement, has become the basis of author Maria Bouroncle's book The Girl with a Nametag: The Story of a Finnish War Child, now published in English for the first time with support from Finlandia Foundation National. Read the Article

Maria Bouroncle has written full-time since 2019. Her trilogy about young women in early 20th century life has been adapted for film, translated into several languages and is taught at UCLA. She is currently Writer in Residence at the University of Michigan's Scandinavian program, where she teaches Swedish literature and creative writing. Read the Article

Tell us about your journey to the US! What brought you here? Maria: I moved to Washington, DC in 2002 when I was offered a position at the Inter-American Development Bank. The family plan was to stay just a few years, but I've never regretted making this vibrant, multicultural city our home ... Read the Newsletter

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the April event. Swedish author and historian Maria Bouroncle enthralled us with her books about...