14 Nordic novels, short stories, essays and collections of poetry are nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literary Prize. The winner will be announced on October 31 in Oslo.
Ljósgildran by Guðna Elísson and Laus blad by Ragnar Helga Ólafsson are nominated in the Icelandic books category.
Here are the works nominated for the literary prize in 2023:
DenmarkFanden tage dig: Beretning om and kvindedrab by Niels Frank. History, Gyldend…Georg-komplekset by Kirsten Hammann. Roman, Gyldendal, 2022. Finland Musta peili by Emma Puikkonen. Novel, WSOY, 2021. Den stora blondinens sista sommar by Peter Sandström. Roman, Schildts & …Færejar Karmageitin and Gentukamarid by Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs. Poems and plays, Ung…GreenlandQivittuissuit akornanniinnikuuvunga by Katrine Rasmussen Kielsen. A novel,…ÍslandLjósgildran by Guðna Elísson. Roman, Lestofan, 2021. Loose leaves by Ragnar Helga Ólafsson. Collection of poems, Bjartur, 2021. Norway Kniven i ilden by Ingeborg Arvola. Roman, Cappelen Damm, 2022. Forbryter og straff by Kathrine Nedrejord. Roman, Forlaget Oktober, 2022.The region of the Sami languageJaememe mijjen luvnie jeala by Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie & Bierna Leine Bien…SwedenIhågkom oss till liv by Joanna Rubin Dranger. Comic strip, för…En bok för ingen by Albert Bonnier by Isabella Nilsson. Esseyjur, Ellerströms, 2022. ÅlandseyjarKonsten att inte hitta sig själv på Bali by Zandra Lundberg. Story in prose, S…
The winner of the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced at an awards ceremony on October 31 in Oslo as part of the Nordic Council Congress. The winner will receive the Nordic Light Prize and DKK 300,000.
The Nordic Council Literary Prize has been awarded since 1962 to a work of fiction written in one of the Nordic languages. It can be a novel, a play, a collection of poems, a collection of short stories or essays that meet the strict requirements of literary and artistic merit. art or environmental affairs.
