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Jón Kalman Stefánsson - Albanian Albanska Arabic Arabíska Bulgarian Búlgarska Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Danska Dutch English Enska Faroese Fiction Finnish Finnska Franska French Færeyska German Greek Gríska Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Italian Ítalska Kínverska Króatíska Litháíska Lithuanian Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Serbian Serbneska Skáldverk Slovak Slóvakíska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ungverska Þýska

 

Over the last few years Jón Kalman Stefánsson has created a unique and enchanting fictional world in a series of related novels and short stories. Four of these works have been nominated for the Nordic Council Literary Prize. In 2005 Jón Kalman received the Icelandic Literature Prize for Summer Light, Enter Night, an unusual collection of stories and connected fragments. Stefánsson made his international breakthrough with Trilogy about the Boy, which includes Heaven and Hell, The Sorrow of Angels and The Heart of Man, for which he gained international recognition, numerous prizes, and a feature film deal (Spellbound Productions & Cap Horn Film). The first book in his following duology, Fish Have No Feet, was long listed for the Man Booker International Prize and received numerous international awards. His novel The Story of Ásta (2017) became an instant bestseller in Iceland upon publication.

 

Works in translation

 

  • Guli kafbáturinn (My Yellow Submarine) 2022

Czechia (Nakladatelství Dybbuk), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), France (Christian Bourgois éditeur), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Hungary (Jelenkor Kiado Kft.), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Slovakia (Artforum spol., s.r.o.), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canda (Biblioasis Publishing)


  • Djöflarnir taka á sig náðir og vakna sem guðir  (The Devils Accept Grace and Awaken as Gods) 2021
Italy (Iperborea), Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd)


  • Fjarvera þín er myrkur (Your Absence is Darkness) 2020

Arabic (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Nakladatelství Dybbuk), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), France (Éditions Grasset), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Hungary (Jelenkor Kiado Kft.), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Romania (Polirom Publishing House), Slovakia (Artforum spol., s.r.o.), Spain (Publicaciones Y Ediciones Salamandra S.A.), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canada (Biblioasis Publishing)


  • Saga Ástu (The Story of Ásta) 2017

Denmark (Batzer & Co.); France (Grasset); Germany (Piper Verlag); Hungary (Jelenkor Kiadó); Italy (Iperborea); Netherlands (Ambo Anthos); Norway (Forlaget Press); Romania (Polirom); Slovakia (Artforum spol.); Sweden (Weyler Förlag) 

 

  • Eitthvað á stærð við alheiminn (About the Size of the Universe) 2015

China (Beijing Xiron Culture Group Co., Ltd.), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Finland (Aviador Kustannus), France (Editions Gallimard), France (Folio Gallimard), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Portugal (Cavalo de Ferro), Slovakia (Artforum spol., s.r.o.), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canada (Biblioasis Publishing)

 

  • Fiskarnir hafa enga fætur (Fish have no Feet) 2013

Albania (Institute of Communication & Dialogue), China (Beijing Xiron Culture Group Co., Ltd.), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Finland (Aviador Kustannus), France (Editions Gallimard), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Portugal (Cavalo de Ferro), Serbia (Heliks d.o.o.), Slovakia (Artforum spol., s.r.o.), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canada (Biblioasis Publishing)

 

  • Hjarta mannsins (The Heart of Man) 2011

Bulgaria (Janet 45 Print & Publishing), China (Beijing Xiron Culture Group Co., Ltd.), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Nakladatelství Dybbuk), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), France (Editions Gallimard), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Jelenkor Kiado Kft.), India (Sampark), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), North Macedonia (Antolog Books), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Norway (Lydbokforlaget AS), Romania (Polirom Publishing House), Spain (Publicaciones Y Ediciones Salamandra S.A.), Sweden (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), Turkey (Everest Yayınları), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canda (Biblioasis Publishing)

 

  • Harmur englanna (The Sorrow of Angels) 2009

Brazil (Companhia Das Letras, Editora Schwarcz S. A.), Bulgaria (Janet 45 Print & Publishing), China (Beijing Xiron Culture Group Co., Ltd.), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Nakladatelství Dybbuk), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), France (Editions Gallimard), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Jelenkor Kiado Kft.), India (Sampark), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), North Macedonia (Antolog Books), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Norway (Lydbokforlaget AS), Portugal (Theoria Unipessoal Lda), Romania (Polirom Publishing House), Spain (Publicaciones Y Ediciones Salamandra S.A.), Sweden (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), Turkey (Everest Yayınları), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canda (Biblioasis Publishing)

 

  • Himnaríki og helvíti (Heaven and Hell) 2007

Arabic (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), Azerbaijan (Alatoran Literature Magazine), Brazil (Companhia Das Letras, Editora Schwarcz S. A.), Bulgaria (Janet 45 Print & Publishing), China (Beijing Xiron Culture Group Co., Ltd.), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Nakladatelství Dybbuk), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), France (An Alarch'h), France (Editions Gallimard), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Jelenkor Kiado Kft.), India (Sampark), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Lithuania (Leidykla Baltos Lankos), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), North Macedonia (Antolog Books), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Norway (Lydbokforlaget AS), Romania (Polirom Publishing House), Spain (Publicaciones Y Ediciones Salamandra S.A.), Sweden (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), Turkey (Everest Yayınları), United Kingdom (MacLehose Press), US/Canda (Biblioasis Publishing)

 

  • Sumarljós, og svo kemur nóttin (Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night) 2005

Albania (Ombra GVG — Publishing House), Brazil (Editora Köttur), Croatia (Fraktura d.o.o.), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Nakladatelství Dybbuk), Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), France (Éditions Grasset), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd), Iceland (Beserk Films ehf.), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Norway (Forlaget Press AS), Russia (Polyandria No Age LLC), Slovakia (Artforum spol., s.r.o.), Slovenia (Mladinska Knjiga Zalozba, d.d.), Spain (Publicaciones Y Ediciones Salamandra S.A.), Sweden (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), United Kingdom (Quercus Editions Limited), United States of America (HarperCollins Publishers LLC).

 

  • Snarkið í stjörnunum 2003

Denmark (Batzer & Co * Roskilde Bogcafé), Germany (Piper Verlag GmbH), Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Norway (Forlaget Press AS).

 

  • Ýmislegt um risafurur og tímann 2001

Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Uitgeverij Ambo Anthos bv), Slovakia (Artforum spol., s.r.o.).

  • Skurðir í rigningu 1996
Hungary (Jelenkor Kiado Kft.)

 

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Andri Snær Magnason - Arabic Arabíska Barna– og ungmennabækur Bulgarian Búlgarska Children – YA Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Danska Dutch Eistneska English Enska Estonian Faroese Fiction Finnish Finnska Franska French Fræðibækur Færeyska German Greek Greenlandic Gríska Grænlenska Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Italian Ítalska Japanese Japanska Kínverska Korean Kóreska Króatíska Latvian Lettneska Litháíska Lithuanian Ljóð Macedonian Makedónska Non–fiction Norska Norwegian Poetry Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Serbian Serbneska Skáldverk Slovak Slóvakíska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Taílenska Tékkneska Thai Turkish Tyrkneska Ukrainian Ungverska Úkraínska Þýska

Andri Snær Magnason is one of Iceland's most celebrated writers. He has won the Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction, children's fiction and non-fiction. In addition, Magnason has written poetry, plays, short stories and essays. In 2009 Magnason co-directed the documentary Dreamland, which was based on his book Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation. Magnason ran for president of Iceland in 2016 and came third out of nine candidates. Magnason lives in Reykjavik with his wife and four children.

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Works in translation

  • Um tímann og vatnið (On Time and Water) 2019 

Bulgaria (Janet45), Canada (in English, Biblioasis) Lytton Smith, Canada (in French, Éditions XYZ) Catherine Mercy and Véronique Mercy, Croatia (Planetopija D.O.O.) Casper Sare, Czech Republic (Argo) Marta Bartoskova , Denmark (Klim) Nanna Kalkar, Egypt (Al Arabi), Estonia (Postimees Kirjastus), Finland (Aula) Tapio Koivukari, France (Editions Leduc.s/Alisio) Catherine Mercy and Véronique Mercy, Germany (Suhrkamp) Tina Flecken, Hungary (Gondolat) Bence Patat, Italy (Iperborea) Silvia Cosimini, Korea (Bookhouse), Macedonia (ArtConnect Publishing), Norway (Aschehoug) Tone Myklebost, Poland (Karakter Publishing House) Jacek Godek, Russia (Eksmo), Serbia (Dereta), Slovakia (Vydavateľstvo Absynt), Spain (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial/Salamandra) Rafael Garcia, Sweden (Norstedts) John Swedenmark, The Netherlands (De Geus) Kim Middel, Turkey (Domingo), UK (Profile/Serpent‘s Tail) Lytton Smith, Ukraine (Machaon), US (Open letter) Lytton Smith, Albania (OMBRA GVG), Taiwan 8Azoth Books), Lithuania (Alma littera), Japan (Seidosha)

 

  • Tímakistan (Time Casket) 2013 

Denmark (Tiderne Skifter) Kim Lembek; Hungary (Gondolat Kiado) Bence Patat; Turkey (Domingo Yayınevi); Brazil (Morro Branco) Suzannah Almeida; Japan (NHK); Mainland China (Jieli); Taiwan (Eastern); Italy (Giunti) Silvia Cosimini; Greece (Patakis) Tziritas Manos; Finland (Aula & Co); Korea (Arumbooks); Romania (Paralela 45); World English (Restless Books) Björg Árnadóttir & Andrew Cauthery; Macedonia (Antolog); Czech Republic (Argo); Egypt (Mahrousa)

 

  • LoveStar 2002

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe) Tina Flecken; World English (Seven Stories Press) Victoria Cribb; Hungary (Gondolat Kiadó) Péter Papolczy; France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg (Zulma) Eric Boury; Québec (Alto) Eric Boury; Japan (Tokyo Sogensha); Egypt (Al Arabi); Turkey (Final Yayıncılık) Kayaoglu, Ersel; Brazil (Morro Branco); Portugal (Bertrand); Korea (Booklog); Macedonia (Ikona); Norway (Bokvennen); Albanian Minority of Macedonia (Skhupi); Serbia (Presing)

 

  • Sagan af bláa hnettinum (The Story of the Blue Planet) 1999

France (Gallimard Jeunesse) Francois Emion; Denmark (Gads Forlag); Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Greenland (Atuakkiorfik); Estonia (Eesti Raamat); Spain (Omega); Italy (RCS Libri/Fabbri Editori); Yugoslavia (Izdavacka Kuca Draganic); Thailand (Image Publishing); Greece (Patakis); Korea (Tin Drum Publishing); Japan (Gakken); China (Beijing Yuanliu Classic Culture, Ltd.); Romania and Hungary (Koinónia); Lithuania (Zara); Germany (Leipziger Kinderbuchverlag); Finland (Pieni Karhu); Russia (OM Books); Turkey (Pegasus Yayinlari); Norway (Commentum/audiobook: Karviland); US/UK/Australia/ Canada (Seven Stories Press); Brazil/Portugal (Hedra); Taiwan (Commonwealth Publishing ); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishing); Poland (EneDueRabe); Romania (Paralela 45); Bulgaria (Ergon); Macedonia (Antolog); Latvia (Liels un mazs), Croatia (Znanje d.o.o.); Israel (Aryeh Nir), Iran (AnaPol)

 

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Bergsveinn Birgisson - Arabic Arabíska Czech Danish Danska Eistneska Estonian Fiction Finnish Finnska Franska French Fræðibækur German Hebreska Hebrew Hungarian Italian Ítalska Non–fiction Norska Norwegian Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska (brasilísk) Skáldverk Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ungverska Þýska

Bergsveinn Birgisson holds a doctorate in Norse philology and has an expansive background in folklore, oral histories, and lyrical poetry. Birgisson is also happy having learnt about the cultural institution a sheep farm represents.

A true researcher at heart, Birgisson has spent his life studying language and how it represents the truth of the human condition. He currently resides in Bergen, Norway, where he continues to write classical tales.

Birgisson's work has been widely recognized through prestigious awards and nominations.

 

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Works in translation

  • Lifandilífslækur (Vitality Brook) Bjartur, 2018

Austria (Residenz Verlag) transl. Elenore Gudmundsson; Hungary (Corvina); Italy (Iperborea) transl. Silvia Cosimini; Israel (Lesa Press); Norway (Vigmostad & Bjørke) transl. Oskar Vistdal

 

  •  Svarti víkingurinn (The Black Viking) Bjartur, 2016

Brazil (Globo); Czech Republic (Albatros Media); Denmark (Gyldendal); Egypt (Al Arabi Publishing); Estonia (Varrak); Finland (Bazar); Hungary (Lira); Italy (Iperborea); Norway (Vigmostad & Bjørke); Sweden (Bazar); Paramount Pictures and Anonymous Content (screen rights)

 

  • Geirmundar saga Heljarskinns (Saga of Geirmund Heljarskinn) Bjartur, 2015

Norway (Pelikanen Forlag)

 

  • Svar við bréfi Helgu (Reply to a letter to Helga) Bjartur, 2010

Columbia (Poklonka editores); Denmark (C&K); Egypt (Al Arabi); Finland (Bazar Kustannus Oy); France (Zulma); Israel (Lesa Press); Italy (Bompiani); Norway (Pelikanen Forlag); Spain (Lumen); Sweden (Bazar Förlag); Turkey (Palto); Film rights: ZikZak Film, Iceland; Theatre rights: Norway, France, Iceland, Denmark

 

  • Handbók um hugarfar kúa (Manual on the Mentality of Cows) Bjartur, 2009

Denmark (C&K Forlag); Norway (Pelikanen forlag)

  • Landslag er aldrei asnalegt (Landscape is never corny) Bjartur, 2003

Denmark (C&K forlag); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Residenz Verlag); Italy (Bompiani); Norway (Pelikanen Forlag)

 

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Lani Yamamoto - Barna– og ungmennabækur Children – YA Chinese Danish Danska English Enska Franska French German Italian Ítalska Japanese Japanska Kínverska Korean Kóreska Norska Norwegian Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska (brasilísk) Slovene Slóvenska Spanish Spænska Þýska

Lani Yamamoto has written and illustrated six philosophical children's books, including the Albert series. Her most recent book, Egill spámaður, was nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize, the Icelandic Literature Prize, and the Reykjavik Children's Book Award. Her previous book, Stína stórasæng, was nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize and the Italian Scelte di Classe Award. It was awarded the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize and the Dimmalimm Illustration Award.

Lani holds a BA in psychology from Bryn Mawr College, a diploma in filmmaking from the London Film School, and master's degrees in both creative writing and the study of religions from the University of Oxford. In 2017, she was a Benediktson Fellow at the Leighton Artists Colony at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Her first novel, Ours and Others', is currently shortlisted for the 2020 Novel Prize from Fitzcarraldo Editions, New Directions Publishing, and Giramondo Publishing.

Originally from Boston, Lani has lived in Reykjavík for the past 25 years.

Works in translation

  • Albert – four books. Frances Lincoln, 2004-2006

Brazil (Difusão Cultural do Livro, 2011); China (King-in Culture, 2012); Denmark (Hr. Ferdinand, 2007) Hr. Ferdinand; Italy (Ape Junior 2005); Japan (Kodansha 2008); Korea (Bear Books, 2016, 2008); Norway (Hr. Ferdinand); Spain (Art Blume, 2006, 2005); UK, Electronic rights, (Mimic Books, 2009); US/Canada (Sleeping Bear Press, 2007, 2005, 2004)

 

  • Stína stórasæng, V & A Publishing, 2015

Denmark (Turbine Forlaget); Italy (Terre di mezzo editore); Spain (Nórdica libros); Catalan (Babulinka Books); UK (Victoria & Albert Museum, 2015); US/Canada (Abrams Books); Switzerland: French and German (Helvetiq, 2018); Slovenia (Knizana Dielna)

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Halldór Laxness - Albanian Albanska Amharic Amharíska Arabic Arabíska Armenska Aserska Azerbaijani Bulgarian Búlgarska Chinese Czech Danish Danska Dutch Eistneska English Enska Esperanto Estonian Faroese Fiction Finnish Finnska Franska French Færeyska Georgian Georgíska German Greek Greenlandic Gríska Grænlenska Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Indverska Italian Ítalska Japanese Japanska Kínverska Korean Kóreska Latvian Lettneska Litháíska Lithuanian Ljóð Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Poetry Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Serbneska Skáldverk Slovak Slovene Slóvakíska Slóvenska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ukrainian Ungverska Úkraínska Þýska

The Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness is the undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction and considered one of the greatest European novelists of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955.

 

Works in translation

  • Kristnihald undir Jökli (Under the Glacier) 1968 

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Steidl); The Czech Republic (Aurora); Hungary (Balassi) Schütz J. István 2004; Romania (Niculescu); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Italy (Iperborea); The Netherlands (World edition/De Geus); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Georgia (Intelekti Publishing); Romania (Editura Arts); Ethiopia (Hohe); China (China Radio International Press) Previously translated into 9 languages

 

  • Brekkukotsannáll (The Fish Can Sing) 1957 

Norway (Oktober); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Germany (Steidl); Italy (Iperborea); France (Librairie Arthéme Fayard); Spain/South America (Turner); The Netherlands (De Geus) Marcel Otten 2004; Greece (Kastaniotis); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Macedonia (Mikena doo); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); India (Kalachuvadu); Georgia (Bakur Sulakauri) Previously translated into 16 languages

 

  • Paradísarheimt (Paradise Reclaimed) 1960

UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Germany/Austria/ Switzerland (Steidl); France (Gallimard); Denmark (Gyldendal); The Netherlands (De Geus) Marcel Otten; Macedonia (Dejan) Previously translated into 13 languages

 

  • Atómstöðin (The Atom Station) 1948 

Spain (Cátedra/Altaya); Denmark (Cicero); France (Messidor); Sweden (Rabén & Sjögren); Germany (Steidl); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Italy (Iperborea) Previously translated into 28 languages

 

  • Íslandsklukkan (Iceland's Bell) 1943-46 

Netherlands (De Geus); Sweden (Svenska Akademian/ Atlantis); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Estonia (Varrak); Israel (Schocken); Denmark (Gyldendal); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Steidl); Spain/South America (RBA Libros); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); Bulgaria (Roboread); Turkey (Efil); Italy (Iperborea) Previously published into 23 languages

 

  • Heimsljós (World Light)1938-40 

UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Germany (Steidl); France (Aubier); Faroe Islands (Sprotin) Previously translated into 19 languages

 

  • Sjálfstætt fólk (Independent People) 1934-35 

UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); The Netherlands (De Geus); Germany (Steidl); Brazil (Globo); France (Librairie Arthéme Fayard); Italy (Iperborea) Siliva Cosimini 2005; Norway (Tiden) Tone Myklebost 2004; Denmark (Gyldendal) Jakob Benediktsson; Spain (Turner); Sweden (Leopard); Turkey (Iletisim Yayinlari); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); Esperanto (Mondial); Korea (Think Big); Macedonia (Ars Lamina); Iraq (AlMada); Vietnam (Taodan); Bulgaria (Roboread); Albania (Aleph Klub); Aserbaísjan (Alatoran);

Israel (Lesa Press). Previously translated into 27 languages.

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Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir - Albanian Albanska Arabic Arabíska Armenska Bulgarian Búlgarska Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Danska Dutch Eistneska English Enska Estonian Faroese Fiction Franska French Færeyska German Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Italian Ítalska Japanese Japanska Kínverska Korean Kóreska Króatíska Latvian Lettneska Litháíska Lithuanian Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Serbian Serbneska Skáldverk Slovak Slóvakíska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ungverska Þýska

Award-winning writer Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir is praised for her fresh perspective and her dark, incisive humor. Author of nine novels, she is published in 33 countries across the world.

Her bestsellers are Afleggjarinn (Rosa candida / The Greenhouse), translated into 24 languages; Ör (Hotel Silence) for which she won the Icelandic Literary Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the Italian Strega Award; and Ungfrú Ísland (Miss Iceland), for which she won the Icelandic Booksellers' Prize and the French Prix Médicis. 

Works in translation

  • DJ Bambi (DJ Bambi) Benedikt 2023

France (Zulma), Itali (Einudi), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Hungary (Polar), Poland (Wydawnicktwo Poznanskie), Denmark (Batzer & co)

  • Eden (Eden) Benedikt 2022

Denmark (Batzer & Co), Norway (Pax forlag), Hungary (Polar), Spain/Catalan (Club Editor), Spain/Spanish (Alfaguara), Norway (Pax), France (Zulma), Italy (Einaudi), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Russia (Polyandria No Age), Arabic (Dar al Adab), Germany (Suhrkamp)


  • Dýralíf (Animal Life) Benedikt 2020

Hungary  (Polar), Spain/Catalan (Club Editor), Spain/Spanish (Alfaguara),

Denmark (Batzer & co), UK (Pushkin Press), US (Grove Atlantic) Italy (Einaudi), France (Zulma), Norway (Pax), Czech Republic (Albatros), Russia: Polyandria No Age Arabic (Dar al adab), Serba (Heliks)

 

  • Ungfrú Ísland (Miss Iceland) Benedikt 2018

Denmark (Batzer & Co) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen, France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Eric Boury, Germany (Suhrkamp Verlag / Insel), Isreal (Lesa Press) transl. Shai Sendik, Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti, Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Tone Myklebost, Romania (Cartea Romaneasca), Russia (Polyandria No Age), Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Fabio Teixidó, Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Arvid Nordh, United Kingdom (Pushkin Press) transl. Brian FitzGibbon, United States (Grove/Atlantic) transl. Brian FitzGibbon, Serbia (Heliks), Hungary (Polar). 

  • Ör (Hotel Silence) Benedikt 2016

Albania (Ombra GVG) transl. Eris Rusi, China (Beijing Xiron Books), Croatia (Sandorf), Czech Republic (Albatros Media) transl. Martina Kasparová, Denmark (Batzer & Co) transl. Erik-Skyum Nielsen, Estonia (Eesti Raamat) transl. Kadri Sikk, France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Hungary (Polar Publishing) transl. Rácz Katalin, Israel (Sendik Books) transl. Shai Sendik, Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti, Korea, South (Hangilsa), Lebanon (Dar al Adab), Lithuania (Lithuanian Writers Union Publishers') transl. Rasa Ruseckiene, Macedonia (Antolog), Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Tone Myklebost, Poland (Wydawnictwo Poznańskie sp. z o.o.) transl. Jacek Godek, Portugal (Quetzal / Betrand editora) transl. José Vieira Lima, Romania (Cartea Romaneasca), Russia (Polyandria No Age) transl. Tatyana Shenyavskaya, Turkey (Paloma Medya), Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Fabio Teixidó, Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Arvid Nordh, United Kingdom (Pushkin Press) transl. Brian FitzGibbon, United States (Grove/Atlantic) transl. Brian FitzGibbon, Brazil (Köttur), Germany (Suhrkamp), Serbia (Odiseja), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Armenia (Guitank), Azerbaijan (Fabula). 

 

  • Undantekningin (The Exception), Bjartur 2012

China (Beijing Red Dot Wisdom Cultural Development), Denmark (Batzer & Co) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen. France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti, Romania (Cartea Romaneasca) transl. Sorina Danaila, Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Elías Portela, Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Arvid Nordh, Norway (Pax)

 

  • Afleggjarinn (The Greenhouse) Bjartur 2007

Czech Republic (Albatros Media) transl. Helena Kadeckokvá, Brazil (Editora Objetiva) transl. André Telles, Bulgaria (Colibri) transl. Stefan Paúnov, China (Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House) , Croatia (Ljevak) transl. Dora Maček, Denmark (Lindhart og Ringhof) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen, English Worldrights (Amazon Crossing) transl. Brian FitzGibbon, France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Germany (Suhrkamp/Insel) transl. Angelika Gundlach, Hungary (Libri Könyvkiado Kft), Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti, Japan (Hayakawa Publishing), Latvia (Janis Roze) transl. Dens Dimiņš, Macedonia (Antolog Books) transl. Meri Kicovska, Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Silje Beite Løken, Portugal (Marcador Editora) transl. João Tordo, Romania (Editura Trei/Pandora) transl. Francezǎ de Doru Mareš, Slovakia (Slovart) transl. Zuzana Stankovitsová, Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Enrique Bernardez, Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Ylva Hellerud, Taiwan (Aquarius).

  • Rigning í nóvember (Butterflies in November), Bjartur 2004

Czech Republic (Albatros Media) transl. Martina Kašparová, France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Germany (Suhrkamp Verlag / Insel) transl. Sabine Leskopf, Israel (XARGOL BOOKS) transl. Gaby Silon, Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti, Korea, South (Jae Seung Book), Netherlands (De Bezige Bij) transl. Kim Middel, Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Tone Myklebost, Portugal (Marcador) transl. Luzia Almeida, Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Elías Portela, Turkey (Pinhan Yayincilik) transl. Gökhan Sarı, United Kingdom (Pushkin Press) transl. Brian FitzGibbon, United States (Grove/Atlantic) transl. Brian FitzGibbon. 

  • Upphækkuð jörð (The Rhubarb Girl), Mál og menning 1998

 France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti, Latvia (Janis Roze) transl. Dens Dimiņš.

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Einar Kárason - Arabic Arabíska Aserska Azerbaijani Chinese Czech Danish Danska English Enska Faroese Fiction Finnish Finnska Franska French Færeyska German Hungarian Italian Ítalska Kínverska Ljóð Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Poetry Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Russian Rússneska Skáldverk Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Ungverska Þýska

Einar Kárason is a novelist and one of the most popular author and scriptwriter of his generation; best known for his Devils' Isle trilogy. His novel Fury (2009) was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize and awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize. 

Works in translation

  • Heimsmeistari (World Champion) Forlagið 2023
Hungary (POLAR Egyesület), Sweden (Thorén & Lindskog)


  • Opið haf 2022
Sweden (Thorén & Lindskog) transl. John Swedenmark


  • Þung ský 2021
Sweden (Thorén & Lindskog) Hungary (L'Harmattan)


  • Stormfuglar (Stormbirds) 2018 

World English (MacLehose Press) transl. Quentin Bates; Brazil (Intrínseca); China (China Booky); Czech Republic (Albatros) transl. Marta Bartošková; Faroe Islands (Sprotin) transl. Carl Johan Jensen; Finland (Aviador) transl. Tapio Koivukari; France (Grasset) transl. Eric Boury; Germany (RandomHouse, btb); Hungary (Magvetö) transl. Patat Bence; Egypt (Al Arabi) transl. Nancy Muhammed; Poland (Jagiellonian University Press) transl. Jacek Godek; Israel (Lesa Press); Italy (Einaudi); Sweden (Thorén & Lindskog); Macedonia (Artkonekt) transl. Jana Koceva

 

  • Skálmöld (Age of Terror) 2014

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (btb/Random House) transl. Kristof Magnusson; Film rights Fridrik Thor Fridriksson/Spellbound Productions

 

  • Skáld (Poet) 2012

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (btb/Random House) transl. Kristof Magnusson; Film rights Fridrik Thor Fridriksson/Spellbound Productions

 

  • Ofsi (Fury) 2008 

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (btb/Random House) transl. Kristof Magnusson; Film rights Fridrik Thor Fridriksson/Spellbound Productions

 

  • Stormur (Storm) 2003 

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Kim Lembek; Russia (Fluid); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (btb/Random House) transl. Kristof Magnusson; Azerbaijan (Alatoran); Norway (Cappelen) transl. Gunhild Eide

 

  • Óvinafagnaður (A Gathering of Foes) 2001

Finland (Johny Kniga) transl. Tapio Koivukari; Germany/Switzerland/Austria (btb/Random House) transl. Kristof Magnusson; Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Kim Lembek; Film rights Fridrik Thor Fridriksson/Spellbound Productions

 

  • Norðurljós (Northern Lights) 1998 

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielssen, Finland (Like) transl. Tapio Koivukari

 

  • Kvikasilfur (Quicksilver) 1994

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Áslaug Th. Rögnvaldsdóttir; Norway (Aschehoug) transl. Gunhild Eide; Sweden (Bonniers); Finland (Like) transl. Panu Petteri Höglund; France (Seuil); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Zsolnay/Hanser, paperback rights: Random House/btb)

 

  • Heimskra manna ráð (The Wisdom of Fools) 1992  

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Áslaug Th. Rögnvaldsdóttir; French (Le Seuil) transl. François Émion; Finland (Like) transl. Panu Petteri Höglund; Sweden (Bonniers); Norway (Aschehoug); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Zsolnay/Hanser, paperback rights: Random House/btb)

 

  • Fyrirheitna landið (The Promised Land) 1989 

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Áslaug Th. Rögnvaldsdóttir; Norway (Aschehoug) transl. Tone Myklebost; Germany/Switzerland/Austria (btb/Random House) transl. Maria-Claudia Tomany; Finland (Like) transl. Panu Petteri Höglund

 

  • Gulleyjan (The Isle of Gold) 1985 

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Peter Söby Kristensen; Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen) transl. John Swedenmark, Norway (Aschehoug) transl. Tone Myklebost; Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Eichborn/Die andere Bibliothek/ Paperback rights: Random House/btb) transl. Marita Bergsson; Finland (Like) transl. Panu Petteri Höglund; The Netherlands (De bezige bij) transl. Paula Vermeyden

 

  • Þar sem Djöflaeyjan rís (Where Devils' Isle Rises) 1983 

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Peter Söby Kristensen; Norway (Aschehoug) transl. Tone Myklebost; World English (Canongate) transl. David MacDuff and Magnus Magnusson: Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen) transl. John Swedenmark; Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Eichborn/Die andere Bibliothek/ Paperback rights: Random House/btb) transl. Marita Bergsson; Poland (Marpress) transl. Jacek Godek; Finland (Like) transl. Panu Petteri Höglund; The Netherlands (De bezige bij) transl. Paula Vermeyden; Faroe Islands (Árting) transl. Carl Jóhan Jensen

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Sjón - Albanian Albanska Arabic Arabíska Bulgarian Búlgarska Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Danska Dutch Eistneska English Enska Estonian Faroese Fiction Finnish Finnska Franska French Færeyska Galician Galisíska German Greek Gríska Hollenska Hungarian Italian Ítalska Kínverska Króatíska Latvian Lettneska Litháíska Lithuanian Ljóð Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Poetry Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Serbian Serbneska Skáldverk Slovak Slovene Slóvakíska Slóvenska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ukrainian Ungverska Úkraínska Þýska

Sjón is an Icelandic writer whose novels The Blue Fox, The Whispering Muse and From the Mouth of the Whale have been translated into more than thirty languages. He has won several awards including the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for The Blue Fox and has been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Sjón has also published poetry collections, written four opera librettos and lyrics for various artists.

 

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Works in translation

  • Korngult hár, grá augu (Corn-Gold Hair, Grey Eyes) 2019

Denmark (Grif ); Sweden (Rámus)

 

  • Codex 1962 (Codex 1962) 2016 

Denmark (C&K Forlag); Finland (Like) Maarit Kalliokoski, Tuomas Kauko, Ja Kirsi Luoma; Germany (S. Fischer); UK (Sceptre); USA (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Hungary (Gondolat Kiado); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Sweden (Rámus)

 

 

  • Mánasteinn—Drengurinn sem aldrei var til (Moonstone—The Boy Who Never Was) 2013

The Netherlands (De Geus); Sweden (Alfabeta); Germany/Austria/Switzerland (S.Fischer); USA/ Philippines/Canada (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Spain/ South America (Nórdica); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Payot & Rivages); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Sceptre) Victoria Cribb; Norway (Orkana); Slovakia (Slovart); Slovenia (Cankarjeva Zalozba); Finland (Like); Denmark (C&K forlag); Serbia (Geopoetika); Spain (Nórdica Libros); Galicia (Rinoceronte Editora); Turkey (Monkl); Italy (Federico Tuzzi Editore); Ukraine (VYDAVNYTSTVO)

 

 

  • Rökkurbýsnir (From the Mouth of the Whale) 2008 

Brazil (Planeta); UK/Australia/New Zealand/ South Africa (Telegram/Saqi Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (S. Fischer); Spain/South America (Nórdica Libros), Sweden (Alfabeta); Denmark (C&K Forlag); The Netherlands (De Geus); Lithuania (Apostrofa); USA/ Philippines/Canada (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Turkey (Monkl); Hungary (Magvetö); Finland (Like); Romania (Polirom); Albania (Aleph Klub); Macedonia (Antolog)

 

  • Argóarflísin (The Whispering Muse) 2005

Basque country (Pasazaite Liburuak); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Denmark (Athene/audio Den Grimme Ælling); Faroe Islands (Nylendi); Finland (Like); Norway (Tiden); Spain (Nórdica Libros); Turkey (Monkl); UK (Canongate); USA (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

 

  • Skugga-Baldur (The Blue Fox) 2003

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa/ (Telegram/Saqi Books); Germany/Switzerland/ Austria (S. Fischer); Spain (Nórdica Libros); Sweden (Alfabeta); Denmark (C&K Forlag) Kim Lembek; The Netherlands (De Geus); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); Galicia (Rinoceronte Editora); Poland (slowo/obraz terytoria); Lithuania (Apostrofa); The Czech Republic (Argo); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Payot & Rivage); Italy (Mondadori); Faroe Islands (Nylendi); Finland (Like); Norway (Tiden); Serbia and Montenegro (Balcancult Foundation); Turkey (Monkl); Hungary (Magvetö); Russia (Corpus); Bulgaria (Locus Publishing); Finnish puppet theatre rights (Piellos); Lebanon and Arab speaking world (Dar-al-Saqi); USA/Philippines/Canada (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); China (Yilin Press); Macedonia (Antolog); Greece (Nefeli); Romania (Editura Polirom); Slovenia (Cankarjeva Zalozba); Croatia (VBZ); Brazil (Hedra); Estonia (Pegasus); Latvia (Mansards); Albania (Aleph Klub); Ukraina (Liliia Serhiivna)

 

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Arnaldur Indriðason - Arabic Arabíska Armenian Armenska Bulgarian Búlgarska Chinese Crime Fiction Croatian Czech Danish Danska Dutch Eistneska English Enska Estonian Faroese Finnish Finnska Franska French Færeyska Georgian Georgíska German Glæpasögur Greek Gríska Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Italian Ítalska Japanese Japanska Kínverska Korean Kóreska Króatíska Latvian Lettneska Litháíska Lithuanian Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Serbian Serbneska Slovene Slóvenska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ungverska Þýska

Arnaldur Indriðason has the rare distinction of having won the Nordic Crime Novel Prize two years running. He is also the winner of the highly respected and world-famous CWA Gold Dagger Award for the top crime novel of the year in the English language, Silence of the Grave. Indridason's novels have sold over 14 million copies worldwide, in 40 languages, and have won numerous well-respected prizes and received rave reviews all over the world.

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Works in translation

  • Sæluríkið (State of Misery) 2023
Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe), France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié), The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt)


  • Kyrrþey (Indifference) 2022
Czech Republic (Bastei Moba); 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); Sweden (Norstedts), Czech Republic (Bastei Moba)

 

  • Sigurverkið (The King and the Clockmaker) 2021

Denmark (Gyldendal);  France (Points); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt);
Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Spain/South America (RBA Libros);  Norway (Cappelen Damm);  World Arabic (Arab Scientific Publishers); Sweden (Norstedts), 

  • Þagnarmúr  (Wall of Silence) 2020

Czech Republic (Bastei Moba); France (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); Sweden (Norstedts); Norway (Cappelen Damm); Italy (Ugo Guanda)


  • Tregasteinn (The Quiet Mother) 2019

Czech Republic (MOBA);  France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); Italy (Ugo Guanda); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); Norway (Cappelen Damm); Sweden (Norstedts), Denmark (Gyldendal)

 

  • Stúlkan hjá brúnni (The Girl By the Bridge) 2018

Denmark (Gyldendal); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); Italy (TEA libri); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); UK/ Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (PRH/ Harvill Secker); USA (St. Martin‘s Press)

 

  • Myrkrið veit (The Darkness Knows) 2017 
Czech Republic (Bastei Moba); Denmark (Gyldendal); Finland (Blue Moon); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Hungary (Animus); 
India/Malayalam language (DC Books);
Italy (Gialli TEA); Norway (CappelenDamm); Sweden (Norstedts); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Q); UK/ Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (PRH/ Harvill Secker); USA (St. Martin‘s Press)

 

  • Petsamo 2016 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Sweden (Norstedts); The Netherlands (Querido); Italy (Guanda); Finland (Blue Moon); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA)

 

  • Þýska húsið (The Shadow Killer) 2015

 Czech Republic (MOBA); UK/Australia/New Zealand/ South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); The Netherlands (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Finland (Blue Moon):; World Arabic (Arab Scientific Publishers)

 

  • Kamp Knox (Oblivion) 2014 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); The Netherlands (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Norway (CappelenDamm); Finland (Blue Moon); Czech Republic (MOBA); Romania (Editura Trei); Lebanon (Thaqafa)

 

  • Skuggasund (The Shadow District) 2013

Netherlands (Querido); Spain/Andorra/Southand Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Norway (CappelenDamm); Italy (Ugo Guanda) Alessandro Storti; Finland (Blue Moon); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Sweden (Norstedts); Czech Republic (MOBA)

 

  • Reykjavíkurnætur (Reykjavik Nights) 2012

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié); Sweden (Norstedts); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Finland (Blue Moon); Norway (CappelenDamm); Italy (Ugo Guanda) Alessandro Storti; Spain/Andorra/ South- and Central America (RBA Libros); Czech Republic (MOBA); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Korea (Open Books); Hungary (Central Kiadói Csoport); Lebanon (Arabic Scientific Publishing)

 

  • Einvígið (The Great Match) 2011 

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda) Silvia Cosimini; Finland (Blue Moon); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA); Spain/Andorra/ South- and Central America (RBA Libros); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers)

 

  • Furðustrandir (Strange Shores) 2010

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Norway (CappelenDamm); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Finland (Blue Moon); Czech Republic (MOBA); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Hungary (Animus); Denmark (Rosinante); Spain/Andorra / South- and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Abu Dhabi (Thaqafa)

 

  • Svörtuloft (Black Skies) 2009

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Finland (Blue Moon); Sweden (Norstedts); Norway (CappelenDamm); UK/Australia/ New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/ Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Czech Republic (MOBA); Denmark (Rosinante); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Spain/Andorra/Southand Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Poland (Foksal); Abu Dhabi (Thaqafa)

 

  • Myrká (Outrage) 2008 

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Norway (CappelenDamm); UK/Australia/New Zealand/ South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Finland (Blue Moon); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Czech Republic (MOBA); Denmark (Rosinante); Spain/ Andorra South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishing); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Hungary (Animus); Poland (Foksal); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

  • Harðskafi (Hypothermia) 2007 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Rosinante); Norway (CappelenDamm); The Czech Republic (MOBA); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Korea (Munhakdogne); Russia (Corpus); Spain/Andorra South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Hungary (Animus); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishing); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Poland (Foksal); Romania (Editura Trei) Monica Vlad 2019; Turkey (Dogan); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

 

  • Konungsbók (The King's Book) 2006

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); The Czech Republic (MOBA); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié)

 

 

  • Vetrarborgin (Arctic Chill) 2005 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Sweden (Norstedts/ Prisma); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Finland (Blue Moon); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/Switzerland /Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Norway (CappelenDamm); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Russia (Corpus); Hungary (Animus); Poland (WAB); Brazil (Companyia das letras); Abu Dhabi (Thaqfa); Turkey (Dogan); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Turkey (Dogan); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

  • Kleifarvatn (The Draining Lake) 2004

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Rosinante); Norway (CappelenDamm); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Brazil (Companhia das Letras); Portugal (Porto Editores); Hungary (Animus); Turkey (Dogan); Russia (Corpus); Poland (WAB); Greece (Metachmio); Abu Dhabi (Thaqfa); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Korea (Open Books); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

 

  • Bettý (Betty) 2003

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Spain/Andorra//Central and South America/USA
(RBA Libros)

 

 

  • Röddin (Voices) 2002 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Rosinante); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/ USA (RBA Libros); Russia (Corpus); Catalonia (La Magrana); Brazil (Companhia das Letras); Portugal (Porto Editores); Turkey (Dogan); Romania (Trei); Italy (TEA); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha Co) Yumiko Yanagisawa þýtt úr sænsku; Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Poland (WAB); Korea (Younglim Cardinal); Greece (Metachmio); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Bulgaria (Colibri); Serbia (Booka)

 

 

  • Grafarþögn (Silence of the Grave) 2001

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Forum / Rosinante); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA); Hungary (Animus); Italy (Ugo Guanda); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Turkey (Sinemis Yayanlari); Korea (Elixir); Taiwan (Crown); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Poland (WAB); Russia (Corpus); Catalonia (La Magrana); Brazil (Companhia das Letras); Portugal (Porto Editores); Basque Country (Alberdania); Romania (Trei); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha Co); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Vietnam (AlphaBooks); Greece (Metachmio); Serbia (Booka); Bulgaria (Colibri); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Macedonia (TRI Publishing Centre); Macedonia/Albanian (Shkupi); Latvia (Apgads Mansards), Italy (TEA)

 

  • Mýrin (Jar City) 2000

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA /Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/ Belgium/Luxembourg (Signature / Querido); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Brazil (Editora Record); Portugal (Livraria Civilizaçao Editora); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Forum / Rosinante); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Norway (CappelenDamm); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Bulgaria (Infodar); Czech Republic (MOBA); Hungary (Animus); Poland (Foksal); Rumenia (Trei); Slovenia (Didakta); Israel (Keter); Greece/Cyprus (Metaixmio); Turkey (Sinemis Yayınları); Estonia (Nynorden); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha Co); Taiwan (Crown); Korea (Younglim Cardinal Inc.); Russia (Corpus); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Latvia (Apgards Mansards); Lithuania (Media Incognito); Serbia (Booka); Macedonia (TRI Publishing Centre); Armenia (Guitank Publishing); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Macedonia/Albanian (Shkupi); Croatia (Knjige i sve); Georgia (Palitra)

 

 

  • Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon) 1999

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Czech Republic (MOBA); UK/Australia/ New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/ Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); The Netherlands (Querido)

 

  • Dauðarósir (Silent Kill) 1998

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Czech Republic (MOBA); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Spain/ Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros)

 

 

  • Synir duftsins (Sons of Earth) 1997

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe/Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/ Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros)

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Eva Björg Ægisdóttir - Crime Fiction Czech Dutch Eistneska English Enska Estonian Franska French German Glæpasögur Greek Gríska Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Japanese Japanska Macedonian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Russian Rússneska Serbian Serbneska Spanish Spænska Tékkneska Ungverska Þýska

Eva Björg lives with her husband and their three children in Reykjavík. She was born and raised in Akranes, a small town about half an hour drive from Reykjavík which is the scene of her first novel. After finishing a Bachelor's degree in Sociology she moved from Akranes to Trondheim, Norway, where she got her Master's degree in Globalisation. In 2018, Eva was the recipient of the Blackbird Award, a crime-writing prize hosted by prolific Iceland authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Ragnar Jónasson.

 

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  • Strákar sem meiða (Boys Who Hurt) Veröld 2022

WEL (Orenda Books), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

  • Þú sérð mig ekki (You Can't See Me) Veröld 2021

WEL (Orenda Books), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), Russia (AST), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

  • Næturskuggar (Night Shadows) Veröld 2020

WEL (Orenda Books),Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

  • Stelpur sem ljúga (Girls Who Lie) Veröld 2019

WEL (Orenda Books), Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), Hungary (IPC Könyvek), Israel (Mirabelle), Russia (AST), Serbia (Nordiq), Spain (Atico de los Libros), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

  • Marrið í stiganum (The Creak On the Stairs) Veröld 2018

France (Le Martinière Littérature); Israel (Lesa Press); Netherlands (De Fontein); WEL (Orenda Books), Brazil (Trama), Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Ethiopia (Hohe), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), Greece (Diaplasi Editions), Hungary (IPC Könyvek), Israel (Mirabelle), Japan (Shogankukan), Macedonia (Antalog Books), Poland (JK), Portugal (Quetzal), Russia (AST), Serbia (Nordiq), Spain (Atico de los Libros), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

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Pedro Gunnlaugur García - Fiction Franska French German Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Skáldverk Spanish Spænska Þýska

Pedro Gunnlaugur García was born in Lisbon in 1983 – to an Icelandic mother and Portuguese father. Raised mostly in Reykjavík, he graduated from the University of Iceland with a Bachelor´s degree in Sociology and a Master's in Culture and Communication. He is known for his poignant and introspective works, use of magical realism and exploration of the complexities of human relationships and the challenges of intimacy and communication.

His first novel, Languageless (Málleysingjarnir, 2019), won himThe Grassroots grant from the Icelandic Literature Center and was well received by readers and reviewers alike for being powerful and written with uncommon assuredness for a debut. It‘s a surreal examination of the limits of humanity and language.
His second novel, Lungs (Lungu, 2022) was an immediate success and received the prestigious Icelandic Literary Prize 2022. Featuring life-saving olives, flying women, gigantic roosters, psychic sex and forbidden love, the story is propelled imaginatively from one generation to the next – encompassing many of life's tragedies and fleeting moments of happiness.

Works in Translation

 

  • Lungu (Lungs) Bjartur 2022 
France (Éditions Métailié), Germany (Hoffmann und Campe), Poland (Poznańskie), Portugal (Guerra e Paz Editores), Brazil (Editora Nós), World Spanish (Anaya)

 

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