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Icelandic Literary Prize 2019 · Winner
Selta
Title translated by AI:“Brine”
Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson · 41 when first published
Novel · 273 pages · Historical
AI-generated summary:In 1839 an unknown dark-skinned boy is washed ashore at Hjörleifshöfði, and the ageing surgeon general of Iceland is charged with reviving him and finding out where he came from.