Martin Aitken

Martin Aitken has translated the works of many Scandinavian writers, among them Helle Helle, Hanne Ørstavik, Olga Ravn, and Karl Ove Knausgård. He lives in Denmark.

Martin Aitken

Martin Aitken has translated the works of many Scandinavian writers, among them Helle Helle, Hanne Ørstavik, Olga Ravn, and Karl Ove Knausgård. He lives in Denmark.

Books by Martin Aitken

The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century
Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken
E Book
Shortlisted for the International Booker prize and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize,The Employees reshuffles a sci-fi voyage into a riotously original existential nightmare

Longlisted for the 2022...
The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century
Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken
Paperback, 2023
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize,The Employeesreshuffles a sci-fi voyage into a riotously original existential nightmare
Girl, 1983: A Novel
Linn Ullmann, Martin Aitken
Hardback, 2025
This stunning novel explores desire and anxiety, beauty and youth, memory and power.
Girl, 1983: A Novel
Linn Ullmann, Martin Aitken
E Book
This stunning novel explores desire and anxiety, beauty and youth, memory and power.
The Wax Child
Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken
Hardback, 2025
An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches—a book of sorcery itself—from the celebrated author of The Employees and My Work
The Wax Child
Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken
E Book
An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches—a book of sorcery itself—from the celebrated author of The Employees and My Work
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Helle Helle, Martin Aitken
Paperback, 2026
From one of Scandinavia’s finest and best-loved novelists comes a startlingly intimate and powerful portrait about the fragile, yet irrevocable bond between a young girl and her dying mother
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Helle Helle, Martin Aitken
E Book
From one of Scandinavia’s finest and best-loved novelists comes a startlingly intimate and powerful portrait about the fragile, yet irrevocable bond between a young girl and her dying mother