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Opened from Denmark, showing December 2025.
The Quiet Road to Aalborg
Mathilde Nielsen
Gyldendal
Book
Family, work, and belonging move through this reflective novel as it shifts between Amager and the wider literary scene. The mood stays domestic and quiet. It begins in Denmark, in Danish.
Already finding readers through 2 translated editions.
Journey
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First written in
Danish
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Danish → English
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Opened from Denmark in December 2025.
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Genre
Literary Fiction
English edition
Coming October 2026
Original language
Danish
Available languages
Danish, French
ISBN
9781692005137
Publication date
January 7, 2025
Format
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Direct from Danish · Translator verified
Gyldendal · October 2026
Translated by Helen Carter · Translator verified
Language status
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Danish
The Quiet Road to Aalborg
Gyldendal · January 2025
Original-language edition documented in current sources.
German
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Italian
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Japanese
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Korean
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English
Direct from Danish · Translator verified
French
Direct from Danish · Translator verified
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One edition is documented.
The Quiet Road to Aalborg: A Novel
Gyldendal · October 2026
Translated by Helen Carter · Translator verified
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Holder: Gyldendal
Contact: Gyldendal
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EN rights have already resulted in a documented translation.
FR rights have already resulted in a documented translation.
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Spanish
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Ukrainian
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Norwegian
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English
The Quiet Road to Aalborg: A Novel
Gyldendal · October 2026
Edition documented in current sources.
French
The Quiet Road to Aalborg
Gyldendal · April 2026
Edition documented in current sources.
English
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French
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publisher website: Translated EN edition documented in the current catalog record.
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The Quiet Road to Aalborg
Gyldendal · January 2025
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One edition is documented.
The Quiet Road to Aalborg
Gyldendal · April 2026
Translated by Lucie Perrin · Translator verified
publisher website: Translated FR edition documented in the current catalog record.