12 nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2017

Denmark

• Vivian by Christina Hesselholdt. Novel, Rosinante & Co, 2016.
• Erindring om kærligheden by Kirsten Thorup. Novel, Gyldendal, 2016.

Finland

• Oneiron by Laura Lindstedt. Novel, Teos, 2015.
• De tysta gatorna by Tomas Mikael Bäck. Poetry collection, Schildts & Söderströms, 2016.

Faroe Islands

• Sunnudagsland by Sissal Kampmann. Poetry collection, Mentunargrunnur Studentafelagsins, 2016.

Iceland

• Frelsi by Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir. Poetry collection, Mál og menning, 2015.
• Og svo tjöllum við okkur í rallið: bókin um Thor by Guðmundur Andri Thorsson. A portrait, JPV, 2015.

Norway

• Arv og miljø by Vigdis Hjorth. Novel, Cappelen Damm, 2016.
• Termin. En fremstilling av vold i Norge by Henrik Nor-Hansen. Novel, Tiden Norsk Forlag, 2016.

Sweden

• Djupa, kärlek, ingen. Dikter 1992-2015 by Ann Jäderlund. Poetry collection, Albert Bonniers förlag, 2016.
• Anteckningar om hö by Birgitta Lillpers. Poetry collection, Wahlström & Widstrand, 2016.

Åland

• Jag är Ellen by Johanna Boholm. Lyrical prose narrative, Schildts & Söderströms, 2016.

Find out more about and meet the nominees

Later today you will be able to hear about the nominated works at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, and meet the two Danish nominees at Kulturværftet in Helsingør.

• The best books in the Nordic Region (23 February, Stockholm)                   

• Meet the Danish nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2017 (23 February, Helsingør)

The works have been nominated by national members of the Adjudication Committee. The winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced and the prize awarded on 1 November at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki.

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