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2011 Nordic Council Literature Prize [Other Awards: Part III]

As announced yesterday, Icelandic author Gyrðir Elíasson has won the 2011 Nordic Council Literature Prize for his short story collection Milli trjánna. From the Adjudicating Committee (! — great name . . . we don’t use the word “adjudicating” near enough in our modern vernacular): “The ...

Nordic Council Literature Prize 2010 Nominations

The nominations for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2010 were announced yesterday: Denmark Peter Laugesen Fotorama (Photorama) Poetry collection, Forlaget Borgen 2009 Ida Jessen Børnene (The Children) Novel, Forlaget Gyldendal 2009 Finland Sofi Oksanen Puhdistus (Purge) Novel, WSOY 2008 Monika ...