Post Solis

On the beach below the Tropic of Cancer, young boys roam, performing services derived from the movement of the sun across the sky, and conspiring to break free from its power. In Copenhagen, an IT consultant misses a business meeting and instead gets seduced by a pale young man who initiates him into derivatives trading, a terrifying economy that has taken over the world of finance. A grief-stricken old man falls in love with a strange object in the desert; while his wife is at a concert in Las Vegas, he attempts to merge with the object. In a city that could be called London, three people are trying to form a family, but are under pressure from addiction, lack of finances and a baby on the way. Consciously or unconsciously, they are all contributing to the demise of this world by preparing for the next.

Jonas Eika (1991) is a Danish writer. He made his debut in 2015 with the novel Lageret Huset Marie (Warehouse House Marie), which deals with classical dilemmas such as the individual's ability to express himself in opposition to the capitalist system or the existential search for life's connections. The novel has won the author*several awards, including the Bodil and Jørgen Munch-Christensen Award for Best Debut of the Year. Eika's short story collection Efter Solen (Post Solis, 2018) went on to win the 2019 Blixenprisen Award for Best Book in the category of fiction, and subsequently the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, making him*the youngest writer*ever to be awarded this prestigious prize. In his thank-you speech, he*expressed not only gratitude but above all criticism of the Danish Social Democratic government for adopting the racist language and policies of the previous government.