Bøker av Barbara Sjoholm

"Diving deep into the rich traditions and vibrant creative communities of northern Scandinavia, Barbara Sjoholm shares her winter adventures in Lapland and Sâapmi in The Palace of the Snow Queen. Writing with keen insight and humor, she offers a timely investigation of how ice and snow shape our imaginations and create a vision that continues to draw visitors to the North"--

In 1904 a young Danish woman met a Sami wolf hunter on a train in Sweden. This chance encounter transformed the lives of artist Emilie Demant and the hunter, Johan Turi. In recounting Demant fascinating life, Barbara Sjoholm investigates the boundaries and influences between ethnographers and sources, the nature of authorship and visual representation, and the state of anthropology.

From the founder of Seal Press comes this eloquent coming-of-age travel narrative about her beginnings as a writer

A fascinating account of one of history's most notorious women and the many others who played an integral part in creating the myth and history surrounding the sea.