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Decentralising The Literary Scene
The first of its kind, Flateyri Literary Festival brought the scene to the Westfjords “I am very risk-taking,” writer Helen Hafgnýr Cova tells me over the phone. “If I have an idea, I just go for it. I have never organised a…
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Fresh Perspective Of Immigrant Writers
Tired of the same old established writer telling you the same story in different words again and again? Well, we have something new for you—you ungrateful and ever-demanding bastards. Iceland is chock full of brilliant immigrant writers sharing their fresh perspective of…
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Autocannibalism For Beginners: Helen Cova Deals With Her Dark Past
Here’s the odd thing: eating oneself, literally, is not technically illegal in Iceland. Nor is it anywhere else—if you insist to be precise about it. But if you dive into the concept from a poetic stand, things get more complicated. Therapeutic soul…
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Arepas & The Midnight Sun: Helen Cova’s Perfect Day
Helen Cova is a Venezuela-born author. Most recently, she published a children’s book—‘Snulli likes being alone’—in English, Icelandic and Spanish. Here’s how her perfect day in the city would unfold. Early morning I am gently woken up by the sunshine leaking through…