Iperborea

Iperborea is an independent publishing house founded by Emilia Lodigiani in 1987 to promote Nordic European literature in Italy. It publishes literature from Scandinavian countries, Baltic, Dutch, German, Canadian, and Icelandic authors, including ancient medieval sagas. Since 2017, it has expanded with children's books (I Miniborei), and in 2018 launched The Passenger, a book-magazine available in multiple languages. In 2021, it started the COSE Spiegate bene series, and in 2023 added L'Integrale and the Corvi narrative nonfiction series.

Iperborea was founded in 1987 by Emilia Lodigiani to introduce Nordic European literature to Italy. It was among the first to systematically explore this area, offering high-quality production ranging from classics and Nobel Prize winners to contemporary narrative voices. Initially focusing on Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland), it expanded to Baltic, Dutch, German, Canadian, and Icelandic literature, including ancient medieval sagas. In 2017, the children's line I Miniborei was added. In 2018, The Passenger was launched, a book-magazine that portrays contemporary life of countries and cities. Since 2020, The Passenger has been available in English and translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean. In 2021, the COSE Spiegate bene series began in collaboration with il Post. In 2023, L'Integrale and the Corvi series were introduced.

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