Ann-Helen Laestadius Awarded The Nordic Literature Prize 2017

Ann-Helen Laestadius  was awarded The Nordic Literature Prize 2017 for the novel Ten Past One.

Ten Past One was also awarded The August Prize 2016.

“It is about the collective grief of a changing community, about civil society and local politics, and about love and friendship. In energetic prose, Laestadius intertwines place, politics and psychology”, read the motivation of the jury then.