karenhavelin.com

Karen is a writer and translator originally from Bergen, Norway. She has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and currently lives in Oslo.

Available to speak on endometriosis, chronic pain in literature, the female body and literary craft, disability and writing

Praise

“Havelin writes boldly about the often overlooked maladies that women face and the almost comical lengths that they sometimes have to take to address them.”—COLUMBIA MAGAZINE

“A brave and bold novel about radical self-acceptance and living in the face of trauma.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS

“By turns angry, consoling, and despondent, the book is a clear-eyed exploration of how women’s health issues are rarely taken seriously.”—PARIS REVIEW

“[A] powerful narrative.”—PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY

"Writing with astounding sensitivity and grace of the vulnerability of the body, that abject and essential container within which we live our entire lives, Havelin’s debut is a revelation."
—ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine