Seán Kinsella

Translates from Norwegian into English

Seán Kinsella was born in Dublin and holds an MPhil in literary translation from Trinity College Dublin. He has translated works by Åsne Seierstad and Stig Sæterbakken, among others. His translations have been long-listed for both the Best Translated Book Award and International Dublin Literary Award. He lives in Norway.

Translated by Seán Kinsella

Selected Translations by Seán Kinsella

Kjell Askildsen : Alt som Før, Everything like Before, 2021, Archipelago Books

Torkild Damhaug : En Femte Årstid, A Fifth Season, Cappelen Damm

Åsne Seierstad : To Søstre, Two Sisters, 2018, Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Ole Thorstensen : En Snekkers Dagbok, Diary of a Carpenter, 2017, MacLehose Press

Kristine Næss : Bare et Menneske, Only Human, 2017, Harvill Secker

Karl Ole Knausgård & Fredrik Ekelund, (co-translation with Don Bartlett) : Hjemme – Borte, Home and Away, 2016, Harvill Secker

Stig Sæterbakken : Usynlige Hender, Invisible Hands, 2016, Dalkey Archive

Stig Sæterbakken : Ikke Forlat Meg, Don’t Leave Me, 2016, Dalkey Archive

Tore Renberg : Sees i Morgen, See You Tomorrow, 2014, Arcadia

Kjell Askildsen: Selected Stories, 2014, Dalkey Archive

Stig Sæterbakken : Gjennom Natten, Through the Night, 2013, Dalkey Archive

Stig Sæterbakken : Selvbeherskelse, Self-Control, 2012, Dalkey Archive