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Jonas Eika Rasmussen

ヨナス・アイカ・ラスムッセン

Jonas Eika Rasmussen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1991-01-01 （Denmark）
Nationality
Danish
Languages
Danish, English

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2015-
Nominations
Republic of Consciousness Prize longlist (English edition, After the Sun)

Awards

Nordic Council Literature Prize
2019
Work: After the Sun
Organization: Nordic Council
Result: 受賞
Michael Strunge Prize
Work: After the Sun
Organization: Michael Strunge-prisen (organization unclear)
Result: 受賞
Montanas Literature Prize
Work: After the Sun
Organization: Montanas Litteraturpris (organization unclear)
Result: 受賞
Blixen Prize
Work: After the Sun
Organization: Blixenprisen (organization unclear)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lageret Huset Marie

2015 Novel

Debut novel published in 2015, portraying urban life and personal isolation.

urban lifeisolationmemory

After the Sun

2018 Short story collection

A collection of short stories depicting contemporary youth and marginalized figures in a poetic and experimental prose.

youthmarginalizationboundaries between reality and fantasy
Translations
  • Translated into English by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg

Bibliography

  • Lageret Huset Marie (2015)
  • After the Sun (2018)

Translations of Works

  • After the Sun (English translation by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic, experimental prosefragmentary structure
Recurring Motifs
urban and suburban landscapesyouthful lonelinesssurreal imagery

Legacy

Recognized as a prominent young Danish writer; gained international attention after winning a major Nordic literary prize for the short story collection Efter Solen.

Trivia

  • The short story collection Efter Solen won the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2019.
  • The English edition, After the Sun, was longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize in 2022.