Sagal Maj Čomafai
Switzerland
Sagal Maj Čomafai will be awarded a Terra Nova Prize for
Through micro-scenes and observations of everyday life, this collection of short prose pieces uses laconic humour and original linguistic imagery to paint a multi-layered portrait of the first-person narrator and the multilingual world, geared towards maximum efficiency, in which he must find his way.
Sagal Maj Čomafai (*1995 in Stans) studied philosophy and Indology in Zurich and creative writing at the Literature Institute in Biel. His texts have already appeared in numerous magazines. Alongside his writing, he works in the marketing sector.
31st Leukerbad International Literary Festival:
