Icelandic Authors discuss Icelandic literature – en français - now with English subtitles!
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir and Sverrir Norland appear in the video.
Provide a perspective on authors inner worlds
The Icelandic Literature Center has, in collaboration with Promote Iceland, the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others, produced videos in which Icelandic authors provide a perspective on their inner worlds, with the objective of bringing them closer to their readership, and at the same time of reflecting the society from which their works have emerged.
Icelandic literature has enjoyed great success in recent years internationally - including French-speaking regions. Many books have been published each year in French translation, and Icelandic authors have repeatedly received awards there for their work.
In a new video Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir and Sverrir Norland, all of whom speak French, discuss Icelandic literature in French - with English subtitles!
The video is produced by Republik and directed by Lárus Jónsson.
The video is a collaborative project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Icelandic embassies in Paris and Brussels, Promote Iceland and the Icelandic Literature Center.