Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize
Kristina Carlson (b. 1949) is a Finnish writer. Her work has won the Finlandia Prize in 1999, the State Prize in Literature, the 'Tack foer boken' medal, and the English translation of DARWIN'S GARDENER was longlisted for the DUBLIN literary Award. Most recently, Eunuch was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
In this work, Carlson explores loneliness, humanity, and the individual’s relationship with society. Its setting in a distant place and time creates a sense of defamiliarisation yet emphasises the timelessness of the ageing eunuch’s thoughts. Carlson’s clear, precise language is lyrical, often aphoristic, and the verbal snapshots are like Chinese poems or wood carvings; – Nordic Council Literature Prize Jury; Eunuch recognises the fragility of the happiness of emperors, idle officials, philosophers, and the rich who care only about their riches. Colourful and corporeal, Eunuch is a continuation of Carlson’s deep interest in science and culture – and the way in which an outsider and ageing figure regards the society he both is and isn't part of; – Kiiltomato
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