
NordLit, the Nordic Literary Organisations' annual meeting held online 13-14 January
Each January, employees of the Nordic Literary Centers convene in one of the countries capitals in rotation. Now it was Denmark's turn, but due to the pandemic the meeting was online.
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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.
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A new collection of recently published translations from Icelandic into several languages
Every week, The Icelandic Literature Center receives copies of Icelandic works of literature in foreign translations, courtesy of the translation grants allocated by the Center. Here you can see a diverse collection of book covers of some of the recently published translations. They are all available at the National Library of Iceland!
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Season's Greetings and A Happy New Year
We send all our friends, collaborators and booklovers all over the world our best season's greetings!
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Icelandic authors discuss Icelandic literature – en français!
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir and Sverrir Norland, all of whom speak French, appear in the video.
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Entertaining and informative chat with eight Icelandic authors – and one bookseller!
Thomas Böhm spoke to some Icelandic authors of books that have been published this year in German-speaking countries, about their books, the “Christmas Book Flood,” and other interesting subjects. Thomas was in Berlin, while the authors were at home in Iceland.
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Nominations for The Women's Literature Prize (Fjöruverðlaunin)
Nine books by Icelandic female writers are nominated for The Women's Literature Prize in three categories; Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children & YA.
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Nominations for the 2020 Icelandic Literary Prize
15 titles have been nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in three categories. The prize will be awarded by the President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, in the beginning of year 2021.
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Grants for translations into Icelandic from French, German, Italian, English, Russian, Spanish and Catalonian
Works by authors Peter Handke, Svetlana Alexievich, Leila Slimani, Colson Whitehead, Sergei Dovlatov, Bernardine Evaristo and many more have been allocated grants.
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Record-breaking year for publication of translations of Icelandic books in Russia
Books by Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir, Ævar Þór Benediktsson, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Arnar Már Arngrímsson, Steinar Bragi and Andri Snær Magnason have been published in Russia in 2020
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