Literature from Nordic countries

[snakeling]

I've been on a Nordic literature streak, lately, and I'm looking for more authors/books. :)

I'm especially interested in literature from Denmark and Iceland, but Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish literatures are welcome too. Only books that have been translated to English and/or French, though, because I can't read anything else.

Please tell me a few words about the book/author you recommend, and why you loved it (or why you hated it; I'm also taking anti-recs *g*).

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[kyoutenshi]

Not really sure if it counts as 'literature' per se, but there's a very interesting YA series called the Shamer series by a woman named Lene Kaaberbol. It's a medieval fantasy series, made of four book about a young girl whose family have the genetic ability to make a person face up to all the wrongs they've committed in their lives, just by looking them in the eyes. It's been a few years since I read it,but at the time, I really enjoyed the books, and while they can be slightly typical in some aspects, there are enough fresh ideas to keep it intruiging.