Icelandic books travel the world despite everything

10. August, 2020

Here you can see a few Icelandic books translated into Portuguese, Danish, Macedonian, Greek, Polish, Hebrew, German & Spanish.

A few Icelandic books in new translations into Portuguese, Danish, Macedonian, Greek, Polish, Hebrew, German & Spanish: 

- Aproximadamente do Tamanho do Universo / Eitthvað á stærð við alheiminn by Jón Kalman Stefánsson. Portuguese translation: João Reis. Publisher: Cavalo de ferro

- Hemmeligheden i det forladte hus / Rannsóknin á leyndardómum Eyðihússins by Snæbjörn Arngrímsson. Danish translation: Susanne Torpe. Publisher: ABC forlag

- Мувата која ја заврши војната / Flugan sem stöðvaði stríðið by Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir. Makedonian translation: Marija Trajkoska. Publisher: Prozart

- Ανθολογία Νέων Ισλανδών Ποιητών / Ljóðasafn ungra skálda frá Íslandi. Greek translation: Stergia Kavvalou. Publisher: Vakxikon

- Rozgrzeszenie / Aflausn by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. Polish translation: Pawel Cichawa. Publisher: Sonia Draga

- ולס וליירי / Valeyrarvalsinn by Guðmundur Andri Thorsson. Hebrew translation: Shai Sendik. Publisher: LESA

- Quell des Lebens / Lifandilífsækur by Bergsveinn Birgisson. German translation: Elenore Gudmundsson. Publisher: Residenz Verlag

- Cascos sangrientos / Blóðhófnir by Gerður Kristný. Spanish translation: Rafael García Pérez. Publisher: Torremozas


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