Kim
Leine

Kim Leine is a Danish-Norwegian novelist. He received the Golden Lauren award and the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize for his fourth novel, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord.

Martin Aitken is an acclaimed Danish-language translator.

Kim Leine is a Danish-Norwegian novelist. He received the Golden Lauren award and the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize for his fourth novel, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord.

Martin Aitken is an acclaimed Danish-language translator.

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2017

Kim Leine

The Prophets of Eternal Fjord

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