Elisabet Jokulsdottir has received the Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction in 2020 for her novel The Chill of the April Sun.
The selection committee had this to say:
“The Chill of the April Sun, Elisabet Jokulsdottir’s fourth novel, tells of love, grief, mental health and the loss of a father, in a poetic and soulful way. In it, Elisabet tells an intensely personal story, based on parts of her own life. The author has a good grip on the novelistic form and uses it to her advantage. The rich imagery and sensitivity which has characterized Elisabet’s poetry is prominent and the nuanced text takes the reader on an unexpected but fascinating journey of this tragic story. Elisabet’s autobiographical novel is a particularly interesting addition to this fairly newly specified genre.”
See more information about the novel here.
