Jonas Eika Explained

Jonas Eika
Birth Place:, Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Occupation:Writer
Awards:Nordic Council Literature Prize (2019)

Jonas Eika Rasmussen (born 1991)[1] is a Danish writer.

Eika made his literary debut in 2015, with the novel Lageret Huset Marie. His next book was the short story collection Efter Solen from 2018,[2] for which he was awarded, Den svære Toer, and .[1] He was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019 for Efter Solen.[2] An English edition, translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg, After the Sun, was longlisted for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonas Eika Rasmussen (f. 1991) . litteraturpriser.dk . da . 30 October 2019.
  2. Encyclopedia: Jonas Eika . Henrik . Torjusen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 30 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Republic of Consciousness Prize Longlist 2022 . 2022-05-12 . London Review Bookshop . en-GB.