Anger Is My Middle Name: A Memoir - Hardcover

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Lisbeth Zornig Andersen is a former children’s ombudsman in Denmark and the author of the bestselling memoir Anger Is My Middle Name, her first work to be translated into English. Already well known in Denmark for her advocacy and for My Childhood in Hell, a documentary detailing her early years, Lisbeth received global recognition in 2015 when she was charged and later sentenced for picking up a family of Syrian refugees in her car. This simple act of charity earned coverage in such publications as the Washington Post, Le Monde, the Guardian, and the Huffington Post and on air at the BBC and Al Jazeera, igniting an international debate about the ethics and legality of humanitarian aid. Lisbeth has also founded her own advisory consultancy and charitable foundation, where she continues her socially centered work.

Mark Mussari has his PhD in Scandinavian languages and literature from the University of Washington in Seattle. He has translated Danish novels, short stories, and nonfiction for publication, including Dan Turèll’s seminal crime novel, Murder in the Dark. A scholar of Danish literature, art, and design, Mussari is the author of numerous academic journal articles and the book Danish Modern: Between Art and Design. Mussari is also the author of numerous educational books, including books on Haruki Murakami, Amy Tan, Shakespeare’s Othello and sonnets, and popular culture. His recent translations for Amazon Crossing include Erik Valeur’s The Man in the Lighthouse and Carsten Jensen’s The First Stone.