Helle Helle (2015 Event)
In Denmark, Helle Helle’s novels have garnered a mixture of critical acclaim, literary awards, and popularity with
readers. Now, the highly-respected Danish author’s work has been translated into English for the first time by Martin Aitken. Watch as Helle joins Lee Randall to discuss This Should Be Written in the Present Tense, a subtle, measured and inexplicably intriguing portrayal of a young woman named Dorte.
Loading the player... if your browser supports audio and video it
should appear in a few moments.
Book Festival News
Our response to today's statement from Fossil Free BooksWednesday 15 May
Watch more
DeRay Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Patricia Lockwood: Postmodernism for the Internet Generation
Matt Haig: The Library of Second Chances
Ben Okri at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
EWWC Feature Film
Robin Knox-Johnston speaks with Ruth Wishart at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
A L Kennedy: We Are Not Dead Yet
Elif Shafak (2012)
Interview - Leigh and Maureen (2014)
Douglas Stuart with Nicola Sturgeon: Welcome Home, Shuggie Bain