Lit in Translation

Donald Niedekker

Born 1963 · Netherlands

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  • In English

    Libris 2023 · Shortlist

    Strange and Perfect Account from the Permafrost

    Waarachtige beschrijvingen uit de permafrost

    Donald Niedekker · 59 when first published

    Novel · 196 pages · Historical

    AI-generated summary:A poet who died on Nova Zembla in 1597, during Willem Barentsz's expedition, wakes in his icy grave 425 years later, as the warming climate thaws the permafrost, and at last delivers his account.