Nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize
Congratulations to Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs!
Marjun is nominated for the 2023 Nordic Council Literature Prize with her literary double work "Karmageitin" and "Gentukamarið" published by Ungu Føroyar.
Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs (1974) is a well-known and active voice on the Faroese literature and drama scene, and has published a wide range of works since her debut in 2000. Her YA novel “Skriva í sandin”, 2010 won the Nordic Children’s Book Prize and was selected for the White Raven in 2011, and her latest YA novel “Sum Rótskot” was nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. Her works have been translated into the various Nordic languages as well as into English, French and German.
“Karmageitin” (The Karma Goat) and “Gentukamarið” (The Girl’s Room) is a literary double work, each with its own expression and character. There are two different genres: “Karmageitin” is a collection of poems and “Gentukamarið” is a dramatic text. The works can be read in any order, and are not linearly or causally linked, but form rather two interlocking works, in which the dialogues of the drama, the movements of the poems, the states of mind and the physical spaces grow into each other.
Karmageitin and Gentukamarið have not yet been published outside of the Faroe Islands. A sample translation of Karmageitin is available. Get in touch with us for more information.
Read more about the nomination HERE
