Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Albanian Albanska Arabic Arabíska Bulgarian Búlgarska Chinese Croatian Czech Danish Danska Dutch Eistneska English Enska Estonian Fiction Franska French German Hebreska Hebrew Hollenska Hungarian Italian Ítalska Japanese Japanska Kínverska Korean Kóreska Króatíska Latvian Lettneska Litháíska Lithuanian Macedonian Makedónska Norska Norwegian Polish Portuguese Portuguese (Brazil) Portúgalska Portúgalska (brasilísk) Pólska Romanian Russian Rúmenska Rússneska Skáldverk Slovak Slóvakíska Spanish Spænska Swedish Sænska Tékkneska Turkish Tyrkneska Ungverska Þýska

Award-winning writer Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir is praised for her fresh perspective and her dark, incisive humor. Author of seven novels, she is published in 33 countries across the world.

Her bestsellers are Afleggjarinn (Rosa candida / The Greenhouse), translated into 24 languages; Ör (Hotel Silence) for which she won the Icelandic Literary Prize, the Nordic Council Literature Prize and was shortlisted for the Italian Strega Award; and Ungfrú Ísland (Miss Iceland), for which she won the Icelandic Booksellers' Prize and the French Prix Médicis. Her new novel, Dýralíf, is expected for November 2020.

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Works in translation

• Eden (Eden) Benedikt 2022

Denmark (Batzer & Co), Norway (Pax forlag)

• Dýralíf (Animal Life) Benedikt 2020

Denmark (Batzer & Co), Norway (Pax forlag)

• Ungfrú Ísland (Miss Iceland) Benedikt 2018

Denmark (Batzer & Co) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen

France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Eric Boury

Germany (Suhrkamp Verlag / Insel)

Isreal (Lesa Press) transl. Shai Sendik

Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti

Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Tone Myklebost

Romania (Cartea Romaneasca)

Russia (Polyandria No Age)

Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Fabio Teixidó

Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Arvid Nordh

United Kingdom (Pushkin Press) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

United States (Grove/Atlantic) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

 

• Ör (Hotel Silence) Benedikt 2016

Albania (Ombra GVG) transl. Eris Rusi

China (Beijing Xiron Books)

Croatia (Sandorf)

Czech Republic (Albatros Media) transl. Martina Kasparová

Denmark (Batzer & Co) transl. Erik-Skyum Nielsen

Estonia (Eesti Raamat) transl. Kadri Sikk

France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson

Hungary (Polar Publishing) transl. Rácz Katalin

Israel (Sendik Books) transl. Shai Sendik

Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti

Korea, South (Hangilsa)

Lebanon (Dar al Adab)

Lithuania (Lithuanian Writers Union Publishers') transl. Rasa Ruseckiene
Macedonia (Antolog)

Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Tone Myklebost

Poland (Wydawnictwo Poznańskie sp. z o.o.) transl. Jacek Godek

Portugal (Quetzal / Betrand editora) transl. José Vieira Lima

Romania (Cartea Romaneasca)

Russia (Polyandria No Age) transl. Tatyana Shenyavskaya

Turkey (Paloma Medya)

Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Fabio Teixidó

Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Arvid Nordh

United Kingdom (Pushkin Press) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

United States (Grove/Atlantic) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

 

• Undantekningin (The Exception), Bjartur 2012

China (Beijing Red Dot Wisdom Cultural Development)
Denmark (Batzer & Co) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen
France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson
Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti
Romania (Cartea Romaneasca) transl. Sorina Danaila
Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Elías Portela
Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Arvid Nordh

 

• Afleggjarinn (The Greenhouse) Bjartur 2007

Czech Republic (Albatros Media) transl. Helena Kadeckokvá

Brazil (Editora Objetiva) transl. André Telles

Bulgaria (Colibri) transl. Stefan Paúnov

China (Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House) 
Croatia (Ljevak) transl. Dora Maček

Denmark (Lindhart og Ringhof) transl. 

Erik Skyum-Nielsen
English Worldrights (Amazon Crossing) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson

Germany (Suhrkamp/Insel) transl. Angelika Gundlach

Hungary (Libri Könyvkiado Kft) 

Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti

Japan (Hayakawa Publishing) 

Latvia (Janis Roze) transl. Dens Dimiņš

Macedonia (Antolog Books) transl. Meri Kicovska

Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Silje Beite Løken

Portugal (Marcador Editora) transl. João Tordo

Romania (Editura Trei/Pandora) transl.

Francezǎ de Doru Mareš
Slovakia (Slovart) transl. Zuzana Stankovitsová

Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Enrique Bernardez

Sweden (Weyler Forlag) transl. Ylva Hellerud

Taiwan (Aquarius) 

 

• Rigning í nóvember (Butterflies in November), Bjartur 2004

Czech Republic (Albatros Media) transl. Martina Kašparová

France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson

Germany (Suhrkamp Verlag / Insel) transl. Sabine Leskopf

Israel (XARGOL BOOKS) transl. Gaby Silon

Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti

Korea, South (Jae Seung Book)

Netherlands (De Bezige Bij) transl. Kim Middel

Norway (Pax Forlag) transl. Tone Myklebost

Portugal (Marcador) transl. Luzia Almeida

Spain (Alfaguara) transl. Elías Portela

Turkey (Pinhan Yayincilik) transl. Gökhan Sarı

United Kingdom (Pushkin Press) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

United States (Grove/Atlantic) transl. Brian FitzGibbon

 

• Upphækkuð jörð (The Rhubarb Girl), Mál og menning 1998

 

France (Éditions Zulma) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson

Italy (Einaudi) transl. Stefano Rosatti

Latvia (Janis Roze) transl. Dens Dimiņš

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