Karin Sveen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, and essayist. She was awarded the Norsk sprakpris (Norwegian Language Prize) in 2007. Barbara J. Haveland has translated for many notable Scandinavian authors, including Peter Hoeg, Linn Ullmann, and Jan Kjaerstad.

"Sveen's elegiac biography is an intimate and rambling look at Sather ... it's a well-researched addition to the literature on early San Francisco, as well as the experience of Norwegian immigrants in the U.S." -- Laura Tarwater Scharp City Book Review

Karin Sveen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, and essayist. She was awarded the Norsk sprakpris (Norwegian Language Prize) in 2007. Barbara J. Haveland has translated for many notable Scandinavian authors, including Peter Hoeg, Linn Ullmann, and Jan Kjaerstad.

"Sveen's elegiac biography is an intimate and rambling look at Sather ... it's a well-researched addition to the literature on early San Francisco, as well as the experience of Norwegian immigrants in the U.S." -- Laura Tarwater Scharp City Book Review

Karin Sveen is a Norwegian poet, novelist, and essayist. She was awarded the Norsk sprakpris (Norwegian Language Prize) in 2007. Barbara J. Haveland has translated for many notable Scandinavian authors, including Peter Hoeg, Linn Ullmann, and Jan Kjaerstad.

"Sveen's elegiac biography is an intimate and rambling look at Sather ... it's a well-researched addition to the literature on early San Francisco, as well as the experience of Norwegian immigrants in the U.S." -- Laura Tarwater Scharp City Book Review