Author: Björn Halldórsson
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Get Your Read On : The Perfect Landscape & The Atom Station
Christmas is coming, so here are two more English-translated Icelandic books that we’d recommend as a gift for the Icelandophile…
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A Life In Reverse: Ragnar Jónasson’s Hulda Series Published By Penguin
This coming March will see the publication of Ragnar Jónasson’s latest thriller in English by publishing house Michael Joseph, an…
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Get Your Read On: Walking Into The Night & Place Of The Heart
Long winter nights are made for reading. Here are two Icelandic works, both translated into English, to stock up on….
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Lesbian Crime Fiction From Iceland: Lilja Sigurðardóttir’s ‘Snare’
This October, a new Icelandic author launched into the expanding genre of Scandinavian crime fiction available in English. Lilja Sigurðardóttir’s…
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Get Your Read On: Sjón & Jón Gnarr
A couple of modern classics that you can pick up translated to English at a good Amazon website near you….
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The Viking Crimelords: Snorri Kristjánsson Takes Nordic Noir To Strange Places
Next March, Snorri Kristjánsson’s fourth novel, ‘Kin,’ will be released by Jo Fletcher, a UK publisher focusing on works of…
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The Alchemist Composer: Úlfur Hansson’s Arborescence
When it comes to music, it seems like Úlfur Hansson has tried his hand at just about everything. He has…
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Svartfuglinn Takes Flight: Icelandic Crime Fiction Prize Seeks Fresh Voices
This month, a new literary prize named Svartfuglinn (The Auk) was launched in Iceland. The prize is intended for crime…
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Get Your Read On: Reykjavík Nights & Ashes To Dust
On a disgusting, dim, grey, rainy autumn day, what could be better than blasting up the radiator and getting stuck…
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Get Your Read On: Inside Voices, Outside Light & William Morris In Iceland
Reading is good for you. Everyone knows that. Here are some noteworthy Icelandic translations into English. Good luck and godspeed…
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Found in Translation: Ideas Of Iceland From Across The Globe
On September 11th and 12th, an international conference of translators will be held in Reykjavík at Veröld, the home of…
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Here We Go Again: Reykjavík’s Literary Festival Returns
The Reykjavík International Literary Festival will be held for the thirteenth time this year, from September 6th—9th at venues all…
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Get Your Read On: 101 Reykjavík & Hildur, Queen of the Elves
Reading in the park is kind of done for this year it seems. But reading with a cup of coffee…
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A Time Of Cranks: ‘Tómas Jónsson: Bestseller’ Finds An Audience In The United States
Last July saw the publication of an Icelandic post-modern classic by Open Letter Books, a small New York based publisher…
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Under the Tree at the Venice Film Festival
This past month, Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson’s third feature film, ‘Under the Tree,’ was nominated for the Orizzonte Prize at the…
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Queer History In 19th Century Iceland: Ólafur Davíðsson’s Diaries
Among the grants awarded this year by Rannís, The Icelandic Centre for Research, is a project by a young classicist…
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The Outsiders: Ós Press Tackles The Icelandic Publishing Industry
Despite the rich literary history of Iceland, anyone will tell you that Icelandic publishing is a risky business. It’s no…
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Get Your Read On: The Lodger & Story of the Blue Planet
Feel like running away from work and reading a book under a tree? We feel you, tbh. Here are some…
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Puking Robots And Mutated Dinosaurs: Iceland’s Comic Underground
The history of Icelandic comics has many prophets, but a small flock. After an influx of European comics through local…
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Comets And Trúnó: Moses Hightower On Knowing How To Break The Rules
Moses Hightower might be one of the busiest bands in Reykjavík. As we sit down to talk, lead singer and…
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A Captive Of The Mind: Transcending The Barriers Of Language With Eunsan Huh
Young writer and illustrator Eunsan Huh already had several languages under her belt when she became infatuated with the Icelandic…
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Get Your Read On: Out Of The Blue & The Flatey Enigma
There’s probably at least one sunny day left in this grey Icelandic summer. Here are a few ideas for things…
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Running Around In A Brand New Diaper: Steinar Bragi’s Ice Lands
Last year, Steinar Bragi’s fifth novel found its way into the English-speaking world under the title ‘The Ice Lands’. It’s…
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Get Your Read On: The Ambassador & The Good Lover
Summer is here. Don’t eat lunch at your desk, go and sit in the park with one of these fine…
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Get Your Read On: Zombie Iceland & Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller
Remember: nobody on their deathbed ever said: “I wish I’d spent more time online.” Guðberger Bergsson – Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller…