Alicia Kopf is the pseudonym of Imma Ávalos Marqués (born 28 November 1982 in Girona, Spain), a Spanish author and artist based in

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. Kopf is interested in the concept of exploration, particularly polar exploration, which is visible throughout her work both as an artist and an author. Her debut novel, ''Brother in Ice'', was published in the English translation (trans.

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) by

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in 2018. She currently works at the

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as a lecturer in Communications.

Novels

* ''Hermano de hielo'', 2016; ''Brother in Ice'' (trans. Mara Faye Lethem),

, 2018.

Awards

* (2015) Documenta de Narrativa Prize, for ''Hermano de hielo.'' * (2016) Libreter Prize, for ''Hermano de hielo'' * (2016) Critical Eye Award (Ojo Crítico), for ''Hermano de hielo''

References

External links

''The Rumpus'' Mini-Interview Project #140: Alicia Kopf
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopf, Alicia 1982 births Living people Spanish women novelists 21st-century Spanish novelists Writers from Barcelona People from Girona 20th-century pseudonymous writers Pseudonymous women writers Academic staff of the Open University of Catalonia