Icelandic Literature Center
The role of the Center is to raise awareness of Icelandic literature, both in Iceland and abroad, and to promote its distribution.
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NordLit, the Nordic Literary Organisations' annual meeting held online13-14 January
Each January, employees of the Nordic Literary Centers convene in one of the countries capitals in rotation. Now it was Denmark's turn, but due to the pandemic the meeting was online.
moreThe French video with Icelandic Authors - now available with English subtitles!
Icelandic Authors discuss Icelandic literature – en français - now with English subtitles! Icelandic literature has enjoyed great success in recent years in French-speaking regions and many books have been published each year in French translation.
moreA new collection of recently published translations from Icelandic into several languages
Every week, The Icelandic Literature Center receives copies of Icelandic works of literature in foreign translations, courtesy of the translation grants allocated by the Center. Here you can see a diverse collection of book covers of some of the recently published translations. They are all available at the National Library of Iceland!
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