Sara Stridsberg
The Antarctica of Love
“With her use of a narrator who describes her own murder, incorporation of folk tales and classical motifs, and poetic prose, the author explores the nature of identity and the enduring power of storytelling itself.”
Sjón, jury member
Edition
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2018
Translation
Translated from Swedish by Deborah Bragan-Turner
Proposed by Sjón