Hwasue S. Warberg is the first professional translator to bring Norwegian literature directly into Korean, without the detour via intermediary languages.
Since 2002, she has translated around 130 works, mainly from Norwegian which is around 110 works, but also from Swedish and Danish.
Her translations span contemporary fiction, children’s literature, classics, and nonfiction, and she is widely recognized as a driving force in shaping the reception and success of Norwegian literature in South Korea.
Her translation of Jon Fosse’s Melancholia I–II was a finalist for the 64th Korean Herald Publishing Culture Award (2023). She received the NORLA Translator’s Award (2012) and the Norwegian Arts Council Artist Grant (2021-22). In 2019, she was honored by the President of South Korea as a Cultural Ambassador. Studied English in Korea and music in Salzburg, Austria, she now lives in Norway.
For a full list of translations, see the downloadable CV on the left.
Translated by Hwasue Warberg
Translations from Norwegian:
(For translations from other languages, see my CV.)
Ole Torstensen, Hendenes Metode
Jon Fosse, Vaim Hotell
Jon Fosse, Vaim
Roy Jacobsen, Hvitt hav
Kristin M. Bottenmark, Adopsjonsoppgjøret
Frode Grytten, Den dagen Nils Vik døde
Jon Fosse, Kvitleik
Jon Fosse, Melancholia I-II
Marit Aagaard, Kattenes Verden
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Storeulvsyndromet
Ingvild H. Rishøi, Stargate-en julefortelling
Kjersti Skomsvold, Svømmefugl
Sigrid Undset, Små Piker
Tore Renberg, Tollak til Ingeborg.
Erik Fosnes Hansen, Løvekvinnen.
Jostein Gaarder, Dukkeføreren
Jostein Gaarder, Akkurat passe
Jostein Gaarder, Det er vi som er her nå, Akkurat passe, Dukkeføreren, osv.
Jan Grue, Jeg lever et liv som ligner deres.
Are Kalvø, Hyttebok frå helvete.
Frode Grytten, Leggetid.
Karl Ove Knausgård, Min Kamp series.
Osv.