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).
London
Saturday, 2 June 7pm
131 Bellenden Rd, SE15 4QY
This will be Alicia Kopf’s only London event.
Pop down for a glass of wine and some literary inspiration in one of London’s hippest locations, and cross your fingers for a little sunshine, so we can spill out into the lovely little garden!
Tickets cost £5 and include a glass of wine and £4 off purchases made on the night.
Nottingham
Monday, 4 June 7pm
Five Leaves
14a Lond Row, NG1 2DH
Price: £3 including refreshments
To book your place, please email fiveleaves.bookshopevents@gmail.com
And Other Stories Publisher Stefan Tobler will be in attendance too!
There’ll be drinks and light snacks, and some excellent chat about the polar regions, contemporary feminism, Catalonia and learning to adapt to a family member’s autism.
Five Leaves have been big supporters of Brother in Ice, and were kind enough to include a recommendation for it in their ‘Browse a Bookshop’ Q&A in The Guardian recently.
