A list of active translators from Icelandic into several languages on our website!

24. June, 2020

Literary translators from Icelandic into several foreign languages can be found on the website, together with information about their education, career and selected translations.

Icelandic Literature Center has launched an accessible website with a list of active translators of Icelandic literature into several languages.

More translators will be added to the list in the next weeks and months and we hope that the web will become a useful database for everyone searching for a translator.

Search for a translator by name or language!


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