Author Evening with Jonas Eika

Name: Author Evening with Jonas Eika
Start: 2026-09-03T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-03T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Glostrup Bibliotek

took place · 3 Sep 2026

Glostrup Bibliotek, Glostrup

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Description was written before the event

Jonas Eika's novel 'Åben himmel' is set in the Belgian city of Liège and unfolds from Easter to Easter in 1233-1234. The story follows a group of beguines - a kind of free women who lived religiously without being subject to the church. The main character Ida begins to experience religious visions and gradually, reluctantly emerges as a prophet.

Jonas Eika received the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2019 as the youngest ever. The event is free and requires no registration - just show up.

📍 Glostrup Sognegård, Østervej 8. Arranged in collaboration with Glostrup Churches.

About the venue: Glostrup Bibliotek

Glostrup Bibliotek on Kildevældets Allé is the municipality's main public library, with a wide collection of books, audiobooks, films and digital resources. It also serves as a cultural centre, hosting regular events for all ages - author evenings, reading clubs, children's activities and workshops. Registered borrowers can access the building outside staffed hours via a self-service system.

Østervej 8 Get directions

About: Jonas Eika

Born in Aarhus in 1991 and based in Copenhagen, Jonas Eika is among the most distinctive voices in contemporary Danish fiction. The story collection *After the Sun* won the 2019 Nordic Council Literature Prize, and the 712-page novel *Open Heavens* - set among medieval Beguine women - is now heading to readers in seven countries.

youngest winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize ever (2019)

language that *After the Sun* is translated into

territories that *Open Sky* is sold to

712

pages in the novel *Open Sky*

What's new

2025-01
Jonas Eika received a two-year work grant from VELUX FONDEN's Writers in Residence program and is affiliated with the Institute for Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
2024-10
The novel *Open Sky* was published by Forlaget Basilisk and was nominated for the Critics Prize and Politiken's Literature Prize.
2024-10
*Open Sky* has been sold to seven territories, including Granta in the United Kingdom and Riverhead in the USA with planned publication in 2027.

Tracks

Efter solenShort story collection (2018) - won the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2019, translated into 15 languages

Åben himmelNovel (Basilisk, 2024) - 712 pages about the Beguines in medieval Liège, sold to 7 countries

Lageret Huset MarieDebut novel (2015) - received the Munch-Christensen debut prize 2016

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Author Evening with Jonas Eika

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