Claude Napier was an English translator of the Scandinavian languages.
He is most known for his translation and dramatization of Hjalmar Bergmans novel Grandma and our Lord. This dramatisation was a team-work with his son actor Alan Napier.
Other translations into English by Claude Napier include: Sven Hedins Riddles of the Gobi Desert, Sigurd Hoels Sinners in Summertime and Henning Haslunds Tents in Mongolia.
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