About the novel

Brother in Ice was published in the UK in English by And Other Stories on 23 April 2018.

This hybrid novel – part research notes, part fictionalised diary, part travelogue – uses the stories of polar exploration to make sense of the protagonist's own concerns as she comes of age as an artist, a daughter, and sister to an autistic brother. Conceptual and emotionally compelling, it advances fearlessly into the frozen emotional lacunae of difficult family relationships. Deserving winner of multiple awards upon its Catalan and Spanish publication, Kopf has been hailed as one of the greatest emerging talents in world literature.

Alicia is also the proud winner of the English PEN Award.

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About the author

With her debut in the UK, Kopf presents the recently published English translation of Germà de Gel, published by And Other Stories. 

Germà de Gel won the Documenta award in 2015, and the Llibreter award in 2016. In 2017, it’s English translation, by Mara Faye Lethem, won the very prestigious PEN Translates award.

Since its publication, Brother in Ice has been featured in many notorious news outlets such as the BBC, and has been reviewed by Britain’s most outspoken literary critics. In The Guardian, author Lauren Elkin highlights that “Kopf frequently juxtaposes science with the metaphysical, or with quotidian banality”. Connor Goodwin in The Washington Post, one of the most respected newspapers in the United States, writes “Brother in Ice reads like a diary, a travelogue, a collection of philosophical meditations and a series of historical research notes. The lack of a traditional plot is buoyed by the book’s startling pace, which makes for a fresh and invigorating read.”

Alicia Kopf is the pseudonym for Imma Ávalos Marquès (Girona, 1982).