Icelandic Authors

A list of Icelandic authors and their books in translations.

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Authors

Jónína Leósdóttir

Crime Fiction Danish Danska German Glæpasögur Hungarian Ungverska Þýska

Jónína Leósdóttir (b.1954) has an excellent reputation for her books, including the series featuring retired sleuth Edda. Jonina studied modern languages and Latin at college, attended Essex University and graduated from The University of Iceland with a BA-degree in English and Literature. Leosdottir has written crime novels, biographies, novels (for adults and young adults), short stories and plays, and received many awards.

 

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Works in translation

  • Launsátur (Deceit) Forlagið 2021

UK (Corylus)

  • Bara ef … (If Only ...) 2016

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Kiepenheuer & Witsch) transl. Tina Flecken


  • Upp á líf og dauða (A Matter of Life and Death) 2016

Hungary (Pozsonyi Pagony) transl. Dunajcsik Mátyás

 

  • Við Jóhanna (Johanna and I) 2014

Denmark (Turbine) transl. Nanna Kalkar

 

  • Allt fínt – en þú? (Just Fine – And You?) 2011

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Kiepenheuer & Witsch) transl. Tina Flecken


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