Strong Women and Nature

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Polar Publishing is dedicated to the dissemination of Northern European culture in Hungary, therefore the Strong Women and Nature (SWAN) Project intends to translate ten Scandinavian works of art from seven different languages into Hungarian, and publish them both in printed and e-book format. We want to produce 1000 hard cover copies of each title. Since two EUPL winner novels have also been selected for publication, the high literary value of the Project is guaranteed. The books of young contemporary female authors will be translated by nine female translators, thus women become prominent both in terms of authorship and translation. By this decision we wish to put into practice the equal empowerment policy of the Creative Europe Programme. The themes of the novels present the important stages of a woman’s life from birth to death; apart from classic topics, such as infancy, first love or motherhood, the problem of same sex attraction, the difficulties of realizing a science career or age-related decline also appear, and a post-feminist dystopia closes the line. Nature and safeguarding its purity play a crucial role in the unfolding of the stories, and we have also committed ourselves to the protection of the environment by the choice of eco-friendly paper we use for printing. Promotion of the books, apart from Hungary, will reach three Central European countries via personal presence as the first step towards cross-border cooperation, and by the publication of the e-book version large Hungarian communities who live in the neighbouring countries, or others who work abroad will also be addressed. The very special, captivating atmosphere of Northern literature will not only provide numerous cultural benefits to its readers, it will have a strong impact on public opinion as well by presenting more open, more inclusive social models.