The "Prix Jean Monnet de Littérature Européenne" goes to Jón Kalman Stefánsson.

The Icelandic writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson received the French Prix Jean Monnet de Littérature Européenne for his novel Ton absence n'est que ténèbres (Grasset, 2022), in a translation of Eric Boury.

He received earlier this year the "Prix du Livre étranger 2022 France Inter / Le Point" for the same novel.

Jón Kalman Stefánsson is represented in the book "Portraits d'Auteurs / Author Portraits" (Carlssons, 2020).

All the portraits of Jón Kalman Stefánsson are available at the Opale Agency.

You can also see the complete collection of author portrait here.

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Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Stockholm 2009

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The "Ivar Lo-priset" goes to Andrzej Tichý.

Congratulation to the Swedish-Czech-Polish writer Andrzej Tichý who received the Swedish literary prize Ivar Lo-priset.

The Ivar Lo-priset is a literary prize which is awarded by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige, LO).

It was established as a tribute to Ivar Lo-Johansson on his 85th birthday, February 23, 1986. Until his death in 1990, Ivar Lo-Johansson was part of the scholarship fund, which annually appoints a significant working-class author.

All the portraits of Andrzej Tichý are available at the Opale Agency.

You can also see the complete collection of author portrait here.

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Höganäs, 2021

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The "Prix Femina 2022, roman étranger" goes to Rachel Cusk.

Congratulation to the Canadian writer Rachel Cusk who received the French literary "Prix Femina, roman étranger" for her novel La dépendance (Gallimard 2022), in a translation of Blandine Longre.

Rachel Cusk is represented in the book "Portraits d'Auteurs / Author Portraits" (Carlssons, 2020).

All the portraits of Rachel Cusk are available at the Opale Agency.

You can also see the complete collection of author portrait here.

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Stockholm, 2005

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