Five Icelandic Authors at the Göteborg Book Fair
Sjón, Andri Snær Magnason, Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir and Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl take part in the Göteborg Book Fair next september.
The Göteborg Book Fair will be held September 23-26 and now authors and book lovers will get a chance to meet although the fair will be smaller than before.
The Icelandic Literature Center has in cooperation with the Göteborg Book Fair organized participation of five Icelandic authors: Sjón, Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir, Andri Snær Magnason and Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl.
Poetry, environmental issues, digitalization and social sustainability in the Nordic countries are all themes that the Icelandic authors will discuss at the fair.
Events will be physical and digital but the exhibit for publishers is only online. You can follow the event schedule at the Book Fair's website.
Sjón shares the stage in Rum for poesi (Room for Poetry), with Margaret Atwood, the author of Handmaid's Tale and will they both read their poems for guests. Kristín Eiríksdóttir talks about her novel, Elin, Diverse with author Daniel Sjölin and Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl discusses the importance of meeting places for authors.
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir takes part in a discussion on social sustainability with the Danish author Hanne Højgaard Viemose and Andri Snær Magnason talks about the literature's role in our future regarding the environment.