Eva Meijer for Sea Now

Eva Meijer is a philosopher, visual artist, writer and singer- songwriter. Their fiction and non-fiction has been translated into over twenty languages. Since the publication of their first novel in 2011, their works have received numerous awards, including the Halewijnprijs honouring their oeuvre. Their books have been met enthusiastically by the Dutch but also international press including reviews in the Guardian, Der Spiegel and New York Review of Books.

Eva joins us with their translator Anne Thompson Melo for their new novel, Sea Now.

The country is flooding. Every day the sea claims another kilometre of land.

The prime minister holds a daily press conference. Scientists try to find an explanation, without success. Sheep drown in the fields, weighed down by their waterlogged fleeces. The museums are emptied of their valuable works. Some people stay. Most leave.

Once the evacuation is complete, and the rest of the world is already moving on, a climate activist, a young poet and an oceanographer voyage across the new sea. They are drawn back into the heart of a changed nation, seeking what they have lost in the deluge.

On Eva's work:

'Convincing... entertaining and thought-provoking' - The Guardian

'The author's fluid, seemingly weightless prose is perfectly matched to the birds she describes... will be a source of great pleasure for birders and readers alike' - Country Life

'Truly original... There's a sense of birdlike lightness and agility about this episodic, elliptical novel' - Daily Mail

‘Blessedly reflective’ ~ Brian Dillon, Financial Times