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Dorthe Nors is one of the most original voices of contemporary Danish letters. She has written a celebrated short story collection, Karate Chop, as well as one novella and five novels, including the most recent: Mirror, Shoulder, Signal (2016), which has been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017.

Nors's short stories have appeared in countless publications, including Harper's Magazine, Boston Review, AGNI, and Guernica. She is the first Danish writer to ever have a story published in The New Yorker.

In 2011, she was awarded the Danish Arts Agency's Three Year Grant for "her unusual and extraordinary talent." In 2014, her story collection Karate Chop won the prestigious P.O. Enquist Literary Prize. Nors's latest novel, Mirror, Shoulder, Signal, was published to rave reviews in 2016.

In April 2017, Mirror, Shoulder, Signal was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. The winner of the 2017 prize will be announced on June 14th.