Miðstöð íslenskra bókmennta - Reader of the month

Rudolf Simek

Wed, 4 May 2011 15:39:00 +0000

The Austrian medieval scholar Dr Rudolf Simek isn't troubled by the Norse pantheon's relatively newfound employment as comic-book heroes: “On the contrary,” he says in the following interview, “I'm pleased that these myths still serve as material and inspiration for new creative enterprises.”

Nora Gomringer

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:05:00 +0000

“In 1933, Laxness wrote this story of an early and not entirely willing emancipation attempt in a laconic, observant, parable-like tone,” writes the German poet Nora Gomringer about Laxness' The Honour of the House.

Roy Jacobsen

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:43:00 +0000

"The Saga of Njal contains everything needed for the difficult task of becoming a human being," writes the Norwegian author Roy Jacobsen.

Milan Kundera

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:26:00 +0000

In an article on Guðbergur Bergsson's The Swan, Milan Kundera writes that the work “breathes the Icelandic landscape from every line.”

Jonathan Franzen

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:02:00 +0000

American author Jonathan Franzen enthused about Icelandic literature in a 2007 interview, claiming that Halldór Laxness' Independent People helped him through a difficult spell in his writing career.