Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Booker Prize | 2023 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A merchant seaman living life on her own terms must reckon with her partner's desire to have a baby. Terse, visceral prose about freedom, desire, and the cost of intimacy. Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize.
About the Author
Eva Baltasar is a Catalan poet and novelist born in Barcelona in 1978. Her debut novel *Permafrost* and her follow-up *Boulder*, shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, established her as a major voice in contemporary Catalan literature. Her writing is terse, visceral, and poetic in its exploration of female desire and freedom.
