Author: Hildur Knútsdóttir
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The Jólabókaflóð
You might not have heard of it, but Iceland has a yearly flood. It’s not like the monsoon where the…
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Troll’s Cathedral
Trolls´Cathedral (original Icelandic title Tröllakirkja) is the first part of an acclaimed trilogy by author Ólafur Gunnarsson (the two other…
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100 Crazy Things (Apparently)
A far cry from Icelandair’s notorious ‘Dirty Weekend in Reykjavík’ ad campaign a few years back and the Bangkok of…
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100 Crazy Things (Apparently)
50 Crazy Things to Taste in Iceland lists, well, fifty crazy things to taste in Iceland. It is obviously aimed…
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A Gap In Iceland’s Literary Landscape
Sources claim that Forlagið, Iceland’s largest publishing house, is looking for a chick lit author. Apparently there is a gap…
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Stumble, an Icelandic Troll Story
Brian Pilkington, a Liverpool native living in Iceland since 1977, is one of the country’s most beloved children books’ illustrators….
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A (Slightly Outdated) History of Iceland
As the title clearly states, this book is a very brief account of the history of our small nation and…
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On why there are so many cats in downtown Reykjavík
Haruki Murakami attended The Reykjavík International Literary Festival. The following year, he published an article about his visit in the…
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Too Cute To Eat?
Working at a seafood restaurant in Reykjavík has taught me one thing: a lot of tourists (and, for some reason,…