Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen

Not Until Then

Genre: Novel
Publisher: Sprotin
Year: 2019
Pages: 288
ISBN: 978-99972-1-324-2
English sample translation available

A powerful and deeply humane novel about love, loss, and learning to live in the aftermath of grief.

When his spouse is diagnosed with brain cancer, life is gradually transformed by illness, caregiving, and the certainty of an approaching loss. Yet this is not only a story about death. It is also a story about the one who remains: about grief, memory, resilience, and the difficult task of rebuilding a life after loss.

Written with honesty, emotional precision, and compassion, Not Until Then offers a moving portrayal of love tested by illness and of the enduring bonds that remain after death.

Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen (b. 1969) is a poet, novelist, and short story writer. He has published more than twenty poetry collections, a novel, and a short story collection. In 2000, he received Faroese National Literature Prize (M.A. Jacobsen) for his poetry collection Rás Sár. He attended the Writers' Academy in Copenhagen from 1998 to 2000 and is co-editor of the contemporary literary journal Vencil.

Awards and nominations: Nordic Council Literature Prize nominee 2020

Rights holder: Oddfríður Marni Rasmussen

Rights sold: Hungary, Norway, Denmark