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  • Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir: There’s No Such Thing As An Innocent Text

    Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir: There’s No Such Thing As An Innocent Text

    “When I decided to become a writer,” says Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, “I started relatively late, like many women writers. I asked myself this very simple question: ‘Do I have something to say?’” Despite her early reservations, Auður did have something to say,…

  • Butterflies In November

    Butterflies In November

    If it’s possible to claim a ‘trend’ based on what is as yet a rather small sample size, an interesting one seems to be developing in the domain of Icelandic literature in English translation. Until recently, these translations basically occupied either side…