Nordic Council Literature Prize

The Nordic Council's Literature Prize (Swed. Nordiska Rådets litteraturpris , Eng. Nordic Council Literature Prize ) in 1961 by the governments of the Nordic countries set up. It has been awarded annually by the Nordic Council since 1962 .

The jury has 10 members each with two representatives from Denmark , Finland , Iceland , Norway and Sweden . Each national committee proposes two works for each country. From Finland, one work each from the two national languages Finnish and Swedish will be proposed. In Norway, works on Bokmål or Nynorsk are awarded. The Sámi , Greenland , Faroese and Åland writers' associations each propose a work. If a work from the latter languages ​​is nominated, the jury will be expanded to include a member from the respective writers' association.

The Nordic Council's Literature Prize is now endowed with DKK 350,000 (around € 47,000). The prize, which is given for a specific book and not for the life's work of a writer, is the most important award for writers in the Nordic countries. It is presented every autumn at the meeting , together with the film , music, and nature and environmental awards awarded by the Nordic Council.

Award winners

No.	year	author	country	Original title	language	Remarks
58.	2019	Jonas Eika	Denmark	Efter solen	Danish	stories
57.	2018	Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir	Iceland	Or	Icelandic	novel
56.	2017	Kirsten Thorup	Denmark	Erindring om kærligheden	Danish	novel
55.	2016	Katarina Frostenson	Sweden	Sånger och formler	Swedish	Poetry book
54.	2015	Jon Fosse	Norway	Andvake; Olavs draumar; Kveldsvævd	Norwegian	Novel trilogy; dt. sleepless / Olav's dreams / drowsiness in the evening
53.	2014	Kjell Westö	Finland	Hägring 38	Swedish	Novel; dt. The mirage
52.	2013	Kim Leine	Denmark	Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden	Danish	Novel; German Eternity Fjord
51.	2012	Merethe Lindstrøm	Norway	Dager i stillhetens historie	Norwegian (Bokmål)	novel
50.	2011	Gyrðir Elíasson	Iceland	Milli trjánna	Icelandic	stories
49.	2010	Sofi Oksanen	Finland	Puhdistus	Finnish	Novel; German purgatory
48.	2009	Per Petterson	Norway	Jeg forbanner tidens elv	Norwegian (Bokmål)	Novel; dt. I curse the flow of time
47.	2008	Well Marie Aidt	Denmark	Bavian	Danish	Stories; German baboon
46.	2007	Sara Stridsberg	Sweden	Dröm facultets	Swedish	Novel; German dream factory
45.	2006	Göran Sonnevi	Sweden	Oceans	Swedish	Poetry collection
44.	2005	Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (pseudonym: Sjón )	Iceland	Skugga-Baldur	Icelandic	German shadow fox
43.	2004	Kari Hotakainen	Finland	Juoksuhaudantie	Finnish	dt. From the life of an unhappy man ; engl. The Trench Road
42.	2003	Eva Ström	Sweden	Revbensstädera	Swedish	Poetry collection; engl. The Rib Cities ,
41.	2002	Lars Saabye Christensen	Norway	Semi-circular	Norwegian (Bokmål)	dt. the half-brother , engl. The Half-Brother
40.	2001	Jan Kjærstad	Norway	Oppdageren	Norwegian (Bokmål)	German The Conqueror
39.	2000	Henrik Nordbrandt	Denmark	Drømmebroer	Danish	Poetry collection; engl. Dream Bridges
38.	1999	Pia Tafdrup	Denmark	Dronningeporten	Danish	Poetry collection
37.	1998	Tua Forsström	Finland	Efter att ha tillbringat en natt bland hästar	Swedish	Poetry collection
36.	1997	Dorrit Willumsen	Denmark	Bang. En roman om Herman Bang	Danish	dt. Bang. novel
35.	1996	Øystein Lønn	Norway	Hva shall be completed in the day and other novels	Norwegian (Bokmål)
34.	1995	Einar Már Guðmundsson	Iceland	Englar alheimsins	Icelandic	German angel of the universe
33.	1994	Kerstin Ekman	Sweden	Handel's vid vatten	Swedish	German events on the water
32.	1993	Peer Hultberg	Denmark	Byen and Verden	Danish	dt. The city and the world
31.	1992	Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir	Iceland	Meðan nóttin líður	Icelandic	German Nina's story
30th	1991	Nils-Aslak Valkeapää	Finland	Beaivi, áhčážan	North Sami	engl. The Sun, my Father
29	1990	Tomas Tranströmmer	Sweden	For levande och döda	Swedish	dt. For the living and the dead
28.	1989	Dag Solstad	Norway	Novel 1987	Norwegian (Bokmål)
27.	1988	Thor Vilhjálmsson	Iceland	Grámosinn glóir	Icelandic	dt. The gray moss glows
26th	1987	Herbjørg Wassmo	Norway	Hudlø's sky	Norwegian (Bokmål)	dt. callous sky
25th	1986	Rói Patursson	Faroe Islands	Líkasum	Faroese	Poetry book
24.	1985	Antti Tuuri	Finland	Pohjanmaa	Finnish	engl. A Day in Ostrobothnia
23.	1984	Göran Tunström	Sweden	Juloratoriet	Swedish	engl. The Christmas Oratorio
22nd	1983	Peter Seeberg	Denmark	Om fjorten dage	Danish
21st	1982	Sven Delblanc	Sweden	Samuels bok	Swedish	German Samuel's book
20th	1981	Snorri Hjartarson	Iceland	Hauströkkrið yfir mér	Icelandic
19th	1980	Sara Lidman	Sweden	Vredens barn	Swedish
18th	1979	Ivar Lo-Johansson	Sweden	Pub rated	Swedish
17th	1978	Kjartan Fløgstad	Norway	Dalen Portland	Norwegian (Nynorsk)	German Dalen Portland
16.	1977	Bo Carpelan	Finland	I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa	Swedish	Poetry book
15th	1976	Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson	Iceland	Að brunnum	Icelandic
14th	1975	Hannu Salama	Finland	Siinä Näkijä missä tekijä	Finnish
13.	1974	Villy Sørensen	Denmark	Uden mål - and med	Danish
12.	1973	Veijo Meri	Finland	Kersantin poika	Finnish
11.	1972	Karl Vennberg	Sweden	Sju ord på tunnel banan	Swedish
10.	1971	Thorkild Hansen	Denmark	Slavernes kyst , Slavernes skibe , Slavernes øer	Danish
9.	1970	Klaus Rifbjerg	Denmark	Anna, any, Anna	Danish
8th.	1969	Per Olov Enquist	Sweden	Legionnaires	Swedish	dt. The Delivered , Engl. The Legionnaires
7th	1968	Per Olof Sundman	Sweden	Ingenjör Andrées Luftfärd	Swedish	engl. The Flight of the Eagle
6th	1967	Johan Borgen	Norway	Nye noveller	Norwegian (Bokmål)
5.	1966	Gunnar Ekelöf	Sweden	Diwán över Fursten av Emgión	Swedish
4th	1965	William Heinesen	Faroe Islands	Det gode Håb	Danish	dt. The Good Hope
4th	1965	Olof Lagercrantz	Sweden	Från Helvetet till Paradiset	Swedish	dt. From hell to paradise
3.	1964	Tarjei Vesaas	Norway	Is-slottet	Norwegian (Nynorsk)	German The Ice Castle
2.	1963	Väinö Linna	Finland	Täällä Pohjantähden alla 3	Finnish
1.	1962	Eyvind Johnson	Sweden	Hans nådes tid	Swedish	dt. a great time , engl. The Days of his Grace

See also

• Nordic Council Film Award
• Nordic Council Music Prize
• Nature and Environment Prize of the Nordic Council

literature

• Jürgen Hiller: The Literature Prize of the Nordic Council. Tendencies - practices - strategies - constructions . utzverlag , Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-8316-4794-1

Web links

• Nordiska rådets litteraturpris (English)
• The award ceremony 2012 (English)
• At the 2005 award ceremony
• At the 2004 award ceremony
• For the 1999 award ceremony