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Andri Snær Magnason is one of Iceland's most celebrated writers. He has won the Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction, children's fiction and non-fiction. In addition, Magnason has written poetry, plays, short stories and essays. In 2009 Magnason co-directed the documentary Dreamland, which was based on his book Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation. Magnason ran for president of Iceland in 2016 and came third out of nine candidates. Magnason lives in Reykjavik with his wife and four children.

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Works in translation

• Um tímann og vatnið (On Time and Water) 2019 

Bulgaria (Janet45), Canada (in English, Biblioasis) Lytton Smith, Canada (in French, Éditions XYZ) Catherine Mercy and Véronique Mercy, Croatia (Planetopija D.O.O.) Casper Sare, Czech Republic (Argo) Marta Bartoskova , Denmark (Klim) Nanna Kalkar, Egypt (Al Arabi), Estonia (Postimees Kirjastus), Finland (Aula) Tapio Koivukari, France (Editions Leduc.s/Alisio) Catherine Mercy and Véronique Mercy, Germany (Suhrkamp) Tina Flecken, Hungary (Gondolat) Bence Patat, Italy (Iperborea) Silvia Cosimini, Korea (Bookhouse), Macedonia (ArtConnect Publishing), Norway (Aschehoug) Tone Myklebost, Poland (Karakter Publishing House) Jacek Godek, Russia (Eksmo), Serbia (Dereta), Slovakia (Vydavateľstvo Absynt), Spain (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial/Salamandra) Rafael Garcia, Sweden (Norstedts) John Swedenmark, The Netherlands (De Geus) Kim Middel, Turkey (Domingo), UK (Profile/Serpent‘s Tail) Lytton Smith, Ukraine (Machaon), US (Open letter) Lytton Smith, Albania (OMBRA GVG), Taiwan 8Azoth Books), Lithuania (Alma littera), Japan (Seidosha)

 

• Tímakistan (Time Casket) 2013 

Denmark (Tiderne Skifter) Kim Lembek; Hungary (Gondolat Kiado) Bence Patat; Turkey (Domingo Yayınevi); Brazil (Morro Branco) Suzannah Almeida; Japan (NHK); Mainland China (Jieli); Taiwan (Eastern); Italy (Giunti) Silvia Cosimini; Greece (Patakis) Tziritas Manos; Finland (Aula & Co); Korea (Arumbooks); Romania (Paralela 45); World English (Restless Books) Björg Árnadóttir & Andrew Cauthery; Macedonia (Antolog); Czech Republic (Argo); Egypt (Mahrousa)

 

• LoveStar 2002

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe) Tina Flecken; World English (Seven Stories Press) Victoria Cribb; Hungary (Gondolat Kiadó) Péter Papolczy; France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg (Zulma) Eric Boury; Québec (Alto) Eric Boury; Japan (Tokyo Sogensha); Egypt (Al Arabi); Turkey (Final Yayıncılık) Kayaoglu, Ersel; Brazil (Morro Branco); Portugal (Bertrand); Korea (Booklog); Macedonia (Ikona); Norway (Bokvennen); Albanian Minority of Macedonia (Skhupi); Serbia (Presing)

 

• Sagan af bláa hnettinum (The Story of the Blue Planet) 1999

France (Gallimard Jeunesse) Francois Emion; Denmark (Gads Forlag); Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Greenland (Atuakkiorfik); Estonia (Eesti Raamat); Spain (Omega); Italy (RCS Libri/Fabbri Editori); Yugoslavia (Izdavacka Kuca Draganic); Thailand (Image Publishing); Greece (Patakis); Korea (Tin Drum Publishing); Japan (Gakken); China (Beijing Yuanliu Classic Culture, Ltd.); Romania and Hungary (Koinónia); Lithuania (Zara); Germany (Leipziger Kinderbuchverlag); Finland (Pieni Karhu); Russia (OM Books); Turkey (Pegasus Yayinlari); Norway (Commentum/audiobook: Karviland); US/UK/Australia/ Canada (Seven Stories Press); Brazil/Portugal (Hedra); Taiwan (Commonwealth Publishing ); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishing); Poland (EneDueRabe); Romania (Paralela 45); Bulgaria (Ergon); Macedonia (Antolog); Latvia (Liels un mazs), Croatia (Znanje d.o.o.); Israel (Aryeh Nir), Iran (AnaPol)

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Gerður Kristný is the author of more than 30 books and has received numerous prizes and accolades for her work, which has been translated into many languages. She proved herself as one of Iceland‘s most interesting poets with her first book and has since then published several books of poetry, as well as short stories, novels and children‘s books. Awards for her work include the Icelandic Literature Prize and a nomination for the Nordic Council Literary Prize, the Icelandic Journalist Award, the Icelandic Children‘s Book Award and The Halldor Laxness Literary Award. Her poetry and short stories have been included in school textbooks at the elementary and secondary level, as well as in anthologies published in Iceland and overseas.

 

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Works in translation

• Urta (Cow Seal) 2022 

Norway (Cappelen Damm), Denmark (Herman & Frudit)

• Heimskaut (Arctic) 2019

Denmark (Vandkunsten), Finland (Enostone), Norway (Nordsjøforlaget)

• Sálumessa (Reykjavik Requiem) 2018

Denmark (Forlaget Vandkunsten) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen, Norway (Nordsjøforlaget) transl. Oskar Vistdal, UK (Arch Publications) transl. Rory McTurk

 

• Smartís (Smarties) 2017 

Denmark (Vandkunsten) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen

 

• Hestvík (The Lake Hestvík) 2016 

Norway (Aschehoug) transl. Tone Myklebost; Denmark (Vandkunsten) transl. Erik Skyum Nielsen

 

• Ljóðasafn 2014

Serbia (Treći Trg) transl. Casper Sare

 

• Drápa 2014

Denmark (Forlaget Vandkunsten) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen, Norway (Nordsjøforlaget), UK (Arch Publications) transl. Rory McTurk, Finland (Enostone)

 

• Strandir 2012

Norway (Nordsjøforlaget) transl. Oskar Vistdal

 

• Blóðhófnir 2010

Denmark (Forlaget Vandkunsten) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen, Finland (Savukeidas Publishing) transl. Tapio Kauvukari, Norway (Nordsjøforlaget) transl. Knut Ødegård, Spain (Ediciones Torremozas S.L) transl. Rafael García Perez; Sweden (Ariel Förlag) transl. John Swedenmark, UK (Arch Publications) transl. Rory McTurk

 

• Garðurinn (The Garden) 2008

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Bloomsbury / Saga Verlag) transl. Karl-Ludwig Wetzig; Norway (Bokvennen); Denmark (Vandkunsten); Finland (Enostone)

 

• Bátur með segli og allt (A Boat with Sails and All) 2004 

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Ullstein) transl. Tina Flecken

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Bergsveinn Birgisson holds a doctorate in Norse philology and has an expansive background in folklore, oral histories, and lyrical poetry. Birgisson is also happy having learnt about the cultural institution a sheep farm represents.

A true researcher at heart, Birgisson has spent his life studying language and how it represents the truth of the human condition. He currently resides in Bergen, Norway, where he continues to write classical tales.

Birgisson's work has been widely recognized through prestigious awards and nominations.

 

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Works in translation

• Lifandilífslækur (Vitality Brook) Bjartur, 2018

Austria (Residenz Verlag) transl. Elenore Gudmundsson; Hungary (Corvina); Italy (Iperborea) transl. Silvia Cosimini; Israel (Lesa Press); Norway (Vigmostad & Bjørke) transl. Oskar Vistdal

 

•  Svarti víkingurinn (The Black Viking) Bjartur, 2016

Brazil (Globo); Czech Republic (Albatros Media); Denmark (Gyldendal); Egypt (Al Arabi Publishing); Estonia (Varrak); Finland (Bazar); Hungary (Lira); Italy (Iperborea); Norway (Vigmostad & Bjørke); Sweden (Bazar); Paramount Pictures and Anonymous Content (screen rights)

 

• Geirmundar saga Heljarskinns (Saga of Geirmund Heljarskinn) Bjartur, 2015

Norway (Pelikanen Forlag)

 

• Svar við bréfi Helgu (Reply to a letter to Helga) Bjartur, 2010

Columbia (Poklonka editores); Denmark (C&K); Egypt (Al Arabi); Finland (Bazar Kustannus Oy); France (Zulma); Israel (Lesa Press); Italy (Bompiani); Norway (Pelikanen Forlag); Spain (Lumen); Sweden (Bazar Förlag); Turkey (Palto); Film rights: ZikZak Film, Iceland; Theatre rights: Norway, France, Iceland, Denmark

 

• Handbók um hugarfar kúa (Manual on the Mentality of Cows) Bjartur, 2009

Denmark (C&K Forlag); Norway (Pelikanen forlag)

• Landslag er aldrei asnalegt (Landscape is never corny) Bjartur, 2003

Denmark (C&K forlag); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Residenz Verlag); Italy (Bompiani); Norway (Pelikanen Forlag)

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Lani Yamamoto has written and illustrated six philosophical children's books, including the Albert series. Her most recent book, Egill spámaður, was nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize, the Icelandic Literature Prize, and the Reykjavik Children's Book Award. Her previous book, Stína stórasæng, was nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize and the Italian Scelte di Classe Award. It was awarded the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize and the Dimmalimm Illustration Award.

Lani holds a BA in psychology from Bryn Mawr College, a diploma in filmmaking from the London Film School, and master's degrees in both creative writing and the study of religions from the University of Oxford. In 2017, she was a Benediktson Fellow at the Leighton Artists Colony at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Her first novel, Ours and Others', is currently shortlisted for the 2020 Novel Prize from Fitzcarraldo Editions, New Directions Publishing, and Giramondo Publishing.

Originally from Boston, Lani has lived in Reykjavík for the past 25 years.

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Works in translation

• Albert – four books. Frances Lincoln, 2004-2006

Brazil (Difusão Cultural do Livro, 2011); China (King-in Culture, 2012); Denmark (Hr. Ferdinand, 2007) Hr. Ferdinand; Italy (Ape Junior 2005); Japan (Kodansha 2008); Korea (Bear Books, 2016, 2008); Norway (Hr. Ferdinand); Spain (Art Blume, 2006, 2005); UK, Electronic rights, (Mimic Books, 2009); US/Canada (Sleeping Bear Press, 2007, 2005, 2004)

 

• Stína stórasæng, V & A Publishing, 2015

Denmark (Turbine Forlaget); Italy (Terre di mezzo editore); Spain (Nórdica libros); Catalan (Babulinka Books); UK (Victoria & Albert Museum, 2015); US/Canada (Abrams Books); Switzerland: French and German (Helvetiq, 2018); Slovenia (Knizana Dielna)

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The Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness is the undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction and considered one of the greatest European novelists of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955.

 

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Works in translation

• Kristnihald undir Jökli (Under the Glacier) 1968 

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Steidl); The Czech Republic (Aurora); Hungary (Balassi) Schütz J. István 2004; Romania (Niculescu); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Italy (Iperborea); The Netherlands (World edition/De Geus); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Georgia (Intelekti Publishing); Romania (Editura Arts); Ethiopia (Hohe); China (China Radio International Press) Previously translated into 9 languages

 

• Brekkukotsannáll (The Fish Can Sing) 1957 

Norway (Oktober); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Germany (Steidl); Italy (Iperborea); France (Librairie Arthéme Fayard); Spain/South America (Turner); The Netherlands (De Geus) Marcel Otten 2004; Greece (Kastaniotis); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Macedonia (Mikena doo); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); India (Kalachuvadu); Georgia (Bakur Sulakauri) Previously translated into 16 languages

 

• Paradísarheimt (Paradise Reclaimed) 1960

UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Germany/Austria/ Switzerland (Steidl); France (Gallimard); Denmark (Gyldendal); The Netherlands (De Geus) Marcel Otten; Macedonia (Dejan) Previously translated into 13 languages

 

• Atómstöðin (The Atom Station) 1948 

Spain (Cátedra/Altaya); Denmark (Cicero); France (Messidor); Sweden (Rabén & Sjögren); Germany (Steidl); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Italy (Iperborea) Previously translated into 28 languages

 

• Íslandsklukkan (Iceland's Bell) 1943-46 

Netherlands (De Geus); Sweden (Svenska Akademian/ Atlantis); UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Estonia (Varrak); Israel (Schocken); Denmark (Gyldendal); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Steidl); Spain/South America (RBA Libros); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); Bulgaria (Roboread); Turkey (Efil); Italy (Iperborea) Previously published into 23 languages

 

• Heimsljós (World Light)1938-40 

UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); Germany (Steidl); France (Aubier); Faroe Islands (Sprotin) Previously translated into 19 languages

 

• Sjálfstætt fólk (Independent People) 1934-35 

UK/USA (Random House/Vintage); The Netherlands (De Geus); Germany (Steidl); Brazil (Globo); France (Librairie Arthéme Fayard); Italy (Iperborea) Siliva Cosimini 2005; Norway (Tiden) Tone Myklebost 2004; Denmark (Gyldendal) Jakob Benediktsson; Spain (Turner); Sweden (Leopard); Turkey (Iletisim Yayinlari); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); Esperanto (Mondial); Korea (Think Big); Macedonia (Ars Lamina); Iraq (AlMada); Vietnam (Taodan); Bulgaria (Roboread); Albania (Aleph Klub); Aserbaísjan (Alatoran);

Israel (Lesa Press). Previously translated into 27 languages.

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Steinar Bragi (b. 1975), of Reykjavík, Iceland, is the author of several books of poetry and prose. Debuting as a 23-year-old with the critically acclaimed poetry collection Black Hole (1998), he later turned to prose with the novel Women, a claustrophobic abstraction of the price of being a woman under the male-driven capitalist society and misogynistic power structures that threaten to break the nation's economy. Women was later nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. In the modern Icelandic saga The Ice Lands, Bragi's international breakthrough, Iceland's economic demise is revisited, with four victims of the financial crisis hurdling towards an unthinkable end during a nightmarish trip across the nations volcanic hinterlands. A nascent master of contemporary horror, Bragi illuminates the darkest corners of our collective psyche with Lovecraftian detail while in the vein of Stephen King. Steinar Bragi was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2022 for his sci-fi novel The Disturbance. 

 

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Works in translation

• Truflunin (The Disturbance) 2020 
  Denmark (Screaming Books), Hungary (Metropolis Media). Film rights sold: US, Estuary / eOne
• Kata (Kata), Forlagid, 2014

Finland (Like), Netherlands (Xander)

• Hálendið (The Ice Lands), Forlagid, 2011

Germany (DVA) Italy (Marsilio) UK & Commonwealth (Pan Macmillan). Film rights sold: Iceland: Zik Zak Filmworks

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Environmental activist and author Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir (b. 1972) is a powerful, poetic voice on the Icelandic literary scene. Her novel Land of Love and Ruins won the EU Prize for Literature and the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize. In addition to publishing four novels and several books of poetry and essays, she has worked in the art world as a lecturer and gallerist, has received a grant to study archives and museums in Iceland, has been an environmental activist, and has collaborated with the musical artist Björk in composing lyrics for her albums Biophilia and Vulnicura. She has received advanced degrees in political philosophy from the University of Iceland and The Sorbonne. Oddný Eir lives in the Icelandic countryside by the glacier Eyjafjallajökull.

 

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Works in translation

• Jarðnæði, Bjartur, 2011

Bulgaria (Editions Nov Zlatorog)
Croatia (Sandorf Nakladnistvo)
Czech Republic (Bourdon)
Netherlands (De Geus)
Faroe Islands (Sprotin)
Israel (Lesa Press)
Italy (Safara)
Lithuania (Leidykla Aukso Zuvyz)
Macedonia (Antolog)
Serbia (Heliks)
Spain (Editorial Sexto Piso)
US (Restless Books)

 

• Blátt blóð – Í leit að kátu sæði, Bjartur, 2014

US (Amazon Crossing)

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Guðbergur Bergsson is one of Iceland's leading authors, the first one to win the coveted Icelandic Literary Prize twice, first in 1991 for the widely acclaimed The Swan and then in 1997 for the first volume of his biographical novel Father and Mother and the Mystery of Childhood, which was also nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1992. Bergsson has been named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Department of Foreign Languages of the University of Iceland.

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Works in translation

• Þrír snéru aftur (Three Turned Back) 2014

Denmark (Sisyfos) transl. Skyum-Nielsen; France/ Switzerland/ Luxembourg (Métailié) transl. Eric Boury

 

• Missir (Loss) 2010

Brazil (Bateia); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (Tusquets) transl. Enrique Bernárdez Sancis; Hungary (Gondolat Kiadó); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié) transl. Eric Boury

 

• Eins og steinn sem hafið fágar (Like a Stone Smoothed by the Sea) 1998 

Sweden (Atlantis) transl. Inge Knutsson

 

 

• Faðir og móðir og dulmagn bernskunnar (Father and Mother and the Mystery of Childhood) 1997

Brazil (Rocco); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (Tusquets) transl. Enrique Bernárdez Sanchis; Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Saga Verlag); Sweden (Atlantis) transl. Inge Knutsson

 

 

• Sú kvalda ást sem hugarfylgsnin geyma (Torments of Love in the Chamber of the Mind) 1993  

Sweden (Rabén/Prisma/Arleskar) transl. Inge Knutson; Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (Tusquets) transl. Enrique Bernárdez Sanchis; Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Saga Verlag) transl. Hans Brückner

 

 

• Svanurinn (The Swan) 1991

Turkey (Marti Yayinlari); Bulgaria (Hemus) transl. Tanja Dímítrova; Brazil (Rocco); Czech Republic (Ivo Zelezni/Praha) transl. Helena Kadecková; Denmark (Rhodos) transl. Erik Skyum Nielsen; Sweden (Rabén/Prisma/Arleskar) transl. Inge Knutsson; France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Gallimard); Germany/Austria/ Switzerland (Saga Verlag) transl. Hubert Seelow; Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/ USA (Tusquets) transl. Aitor Yraola; UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa, USA/Philippines (Mare's Nest) transl. Bernard Scudder; Italy (Il Saggiatore) transl. Silvia Cosimini; Finland (Like) transl. Tapio Koivukari; The Netherlands/Belgium/ Luxembourg (De Geus) transl. Marcel Otten; Greece (Ellinika Grammata); Estonia (SA Kultuurilent) transl. Arvo Alas; Lithuania (Leidykla Vaga) transl. Rasa Ruseckiene; Taiwan (Owl Publishing); World Arab (Sphinx); Ethiopia (Qirtas); Macedonia (Antolog) Nikolce Mickocki Film rights: Vintage Pictures

 

 

 

• Tómas Jónsson metsölubók (Tomas Jonsson: A Bestseller) 1966  

Denmark (Sisyfos); USA/UK/ANZ (Open Letter) transl. Lytton Smith; Hungary (POLAR Egyesület)

 

 

 

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Ragnar Jónasson (b. 1976) is the award-winning author of the international bestselling Dark Iceland series and the Hidden Iceland series featuring Hulda. From the age of 17, Ragnar translated 14 Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic. Ragnar is a member of the UK Crime Writers' Association (CWA) and he is also the co- founder of the Reykjavik international crime writing festival Iceland Noir, and has appeared on festival panels worldwide.

Today, he lives in Reykjavik with his family, where he writes, works as a corporate lawyer, and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. 

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Works in translation

• Hvítalogn (White Calm) 2023

France (Éditions de La Martinière), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd)

• Reykjavík (Reykjavik) 2022 with Katrín Jakobsdóttir
  
  

Bulgaria (ERA Media Ltd.), Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Netherlands (A. W. Bruna Uitgevers), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Sweden (Romanus & Selling), Taiwan (Faces Publication), Ukraine (Laboratory LLC), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

• Úti (Outside) 2021

Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Sweden (Romanus & Selling), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

• Vetrarmein (Winterkill) 2020

Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Poland (Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z. o. o.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), United Kingdom (Orenda Books Ltd).

• Hvítidauði (White death) 2019
  
  

Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Portugal (Penguin Random House Portugal Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

• Þorpið (The girl who died) 2018

Czechia (Czech Republic) (Albatros Media a.s.), Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

• Mistur (The Mist) 2017

Brazil (Hiperborea), China (Yilin Press LTD), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Knihy Dobrovsky), Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), Egypt (Sefsafa Culture & Publishing), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Central Publishing Group Ltd), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Japan (Shogakukan Inc.), Norway (Bonnier Norsk Forlag), Poland (Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z. o. o.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), Taiwan (Faces Publication), Turkey (Doğan Kitap), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

 

• Drungi (The Island) 2016

Brazil (Hiperborea), China (Yilin Press LTD), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Knihy Dobrovsky), Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), Egypt (Sefsafa Culture & Publishing), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Central Publishing Group Ltd), Israel (Aryeh Nir Publishers), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Japan (Shogakukan Inc.), Norway (Bonnier Norsk Forlag), Poland (Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z. o. o.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Russia (Azbooka-Atticus Publishing Group), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), Taiwan (Faces Publication), Turkey (Doğan Kitap), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

 

• Dimma (The Darkness) 2015

Brazil (Hiperborea), China (Yilin Press LTD), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Knihy Dobrovsky), Denmark (G.E.C. Gads Forlag A/S), Egypt (Sefsafa Culture & Publishing), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Central Publishing Group Ltd), Israel (Aryeh Nir Publishers), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Japan (Shogakukan Inc.), Netherlands (A. W. Bruna Uitgevers), Norway (Bonnier Norsk Forlag), Poland (Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z. o. o.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Russia (Azbooka-Atticus Publishing Group), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), Taiwan (Faces Publication), Turkey (Doğan Kitap), United Kingdom (Penguin Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

• Náttblinda (Nightblind) 2014

Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (S. Fischer Verlag), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Japan (Shogakukan Inc.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), United Kingdom (Orenda Books Ltd).

 

• Andköf (Whiteout) 2013

Bulgaria (ERA Media Ltd.), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (S. Fischer Verlag), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Netherlands (A. W. Bruna Uitgevers), Poland (Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z. o. o.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), United Kingdom (Orenda Books Ltd).

 

• Rof (Rupture) 2012

Bulgaria (ERA Media Ltd.), Croatia (Znanje d.o.o.), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (S. Fischer Verlag), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Lithuania (Leidykla Baltos Lankos), Netherlands (A. W. Bruna Uitgevers), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Russia (Azbooka-Atticus Publishing Group), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), United Kingdom (Orenda Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

 

• Myrknætti (Blackout) 2011

Bulgaria (ERA Media Ltd.), Croatia (Znanje d.o.o.), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Japan (Shogakukan Inc.), Lithuania (Leidykla Baltos Lankos), Netherlands (A. W. Bruna Uitgevers), Poland (Wydawnictwo Amber Sp. z. o. o.), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Russia (Azbooka-Atticus Publishing Group), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), United Kingdom (Orenda Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

 

• Snjóblinda (Snowblind) 2010

Armenia (Guitank Publishing), Bulgaria (ERA Media Ltd.), Czechia (Czech Republic) (Albatros Media a.s.), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Finland (Tammi Publishers), France (Éditions de La Martinière), Germany (btb), Hungary (Central Publishing Group Ltd), Italy (Marsilio Editore SPA), Japan (Shogakukan Inc.), Lithuania (Leidykla Baltos Lankos), Netherlands (A. W. Bruna Uitgevers), North Macedonia (ArtConnect Publishing), Portugal (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Unipessoal, Lda.), Romania (SC Crime Scene Press), Russia (Azbooka-Atticus Publishing Group), Serbia (Nordiq izdavastvo d.o.o.), Slovenia (Ucila International), Spain (Editorial Planeta), Sweden (Modernista Group AB), United Kingdom (Orenda Books Ltd), United States of America (St. Martin's Press, LLC).

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Steinunn Sigurðardóttir is one of Iceland´s most highly acclaimed novelists and poets and has sustained a writing career since 1969, as well as a distinguished career in journalism. She has contributed greatly to the international recognition of contemporary Icelandic literature, being one of the most frequently translated living Icelandic writers. Her first novel, The Thief of Time was made into a French feature film and later adapted to the stage by The National Theatre of Iceland. Sigurðardóttir's book about President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was an all-time bestseller in Iceland. Her latest book of non-fiction is Heiða, The Mountain Farmer, a true story that is being published by leading European publishing houses.

 

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Works in translation

• Heiða, fjalldalabóndinn (Heida: A Shepherd at the Edge of the World) 2016

Denmark (Klim), Finland (Like), France (Seuil), Germany (Hanser), Norway (Gloria), Italy (Mondadori), Poland (Kobiece) transl. Jasek Godek, World English (Quercus/John Murray) transl. Philip Roughton, Serbia (Clio), Spain (Capitan Swing), The Netherlands (HarperCollins)

 

• Gæðakonur (Women of Quality) 2014

Poland (Kobiece), France (Editions Heloise d'Ormesson) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Norway (Gloria)

 

• Jójó (Yoyo) 2011

France (Editions Heloise d'Ormesson) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Germany (Rowohlt) transl. Coletta Bürling, The Netherlands (Singel Uitgeverijen), UK (World Editions)

 

• Góði elskhuginn (The Good Lover) 2009

Denmark (Gyldendal), Germany (Rowohlt), Macedonia (Antolog), The Netherlands (World Editions), World English (World Editions)

 

• Sólskinshestur (The Sunshine Horse) 2005

Denmark (Gyldendal) transl. Mette Fanø, France (Editions Heloise d'Ormesson) transl. Catherine Eyjólfsson, Germany (Rowohlt) transl. Coletta Bürling, Sweden (Wahlström & Widstrand)

 

• Hundrað dyr í golunni (A Hundred Doors Clanging in the Winds) 2002 

Sweden (Wahlström & Widstrand) John Swedenmark, France (Editions Heloise d'Ormesson) Catherine Eyjólfsson

 

• Jöklaleikhúsið (Theater at the Glacier) 2001
  

Denmark (Gyldendal) Mette Fanø; Finland (Otava), Sweden (Wahlström & Widstrand) John Swedenmark, Germany (Rowohlt) Coletta Bürling 

 

• Hanami 1997

Sweden (Forum) 1999

 

• Hjartastaður (Place of the Heart) 1995

World English (Amazon Crossing) Philip Roughton, Denmark (Rosinante), Finland (Otava), France (Denoël), Germany (Rowohlt) transl. Coletta Bürling, Norway (Cappelen), Sweden (Trevi)

 

• Ástin fiskanna (The Love of Fish) 1993

China (International Radio Press) Xinyu Zhang, Germany (Rowohlt) transl. Coletta Bürling, Denmark (Rosinante), Korea (IRE), Sweden (Trevi)

 

• Síðasta orðið (The Last Word) 1990

Sweden (Trevi)

 

• Tímaþjófurinn (The Thief of Time) 1986

Denmark (Rosinante), France (Flammarion), Germany (Rowohlt), Sweden (Wahlström & Widstrand), The Netherlands (Manteau)

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Einar Már Guðmundsson is one of the most widely translated Icelandic authors born in the postwar period. Gudmundsson has received many awards and distinctions for his books, such as the Norwegian Bjørnson Prize, the Scharnberg Memorial Award in Denmark, The Karen Blixen Medal, and The Giuseppe Acerbi Literary Prize in Italy. In 2012 Einar Mar Gudmundsson received the Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize, dubbed “The little Nobel”, for his contribution to literature.

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Works in translation

• Því dæmist rétt vera (Rightly Judged) 2023

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof )

• Skáldleg afbrotafræði (Poetic Criminology) 2021

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof )

• Til þeirra sem málið varðar (To Whom It May Concern) 2019

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Norway (Cappelen Damm), Sweden (Heidruns Forlag), Greece (HJ Patsis's European Publications Center)

• Passamyndir (Snapshots) 2017 

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof ) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; France (Zulma)

 

• Hundadagar (Dog Days) 2015 

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof ) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Germany/Switzerland/ Austria (btb/Random House); Mainland China (People‘s Literature Publishing House)

 

• Íslenskir kóngar (Icelandic Kings) 2012

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof ) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; Sweden (Natur och Kultur); Norway (Cappelen Damm); Germany/Switzerland/ Austria (btb/Random House); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg (Zulma) transl. Eric Boury

 

• Bítlaávarpið (The Beatle Manifesto) 2004 

Denmark (Borgen) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; Norway (Cappelen); Sweden (Natur & Kultur); Finland (Like)

 

• Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe) 1993  

Denmark (Vindrose) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; Norway (Cappelen); Sweden (Natur & Kultur); Finland (Like); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Greenland (Atuakkiorfik); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Hanser/Paperback rights: btb); UK (Mare's Nest); The Netherlands (De bezige bij); Italy (Iperborea); Lithuania (Tyto Alba); France (Flammarion); Portugal (Canguru) Guðlaug Rún Margeirsdóttir 2003; USA (St. Martin's Press); The Czech Republic (Odeon); Poland (Tower Press/also as an e-book); Serbia (Narodna knjiga); Turkey (Acikdeniz Publishing); China (The Commercial Press); Estonia (Imahaa) transl. Lemme Linda Saukas; Macedonia (Bata Press); Bulgaria (Hemus) transl. Stefan Paunov; Hungary (Siraly Kiado); Spain (Rinoceronte Editora, in Galician); Korea (Nangiyala Publishing House); Latvia (Jumava), Slovenia (Temza); Brazil (Hedra); Albania (B-Books); Spain/South America (Ediciones del Nuevo Extremo); Croatia (Hena); Azerbaijan (Alatoran) Adapted into an award-winning motion picture directed by Oscar nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.

 

• Fótspor á himnum/Draumar á jörðu/Nafnlausir vegir (Footprints on the Heavens/Dreams on Earth/Nameless Roads) 1997, 2000, 2002  

Denmark (Borgen/Vindrose) transl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Hanser, paperback: btb); Norway (Cappelen) transl. Gunhild Eide; Sweden (Natur & Kultur) transl. Inge Knutsson; Finland (Like) transl. Tuula Tuuva; Italy (Iperborea) transl. Fulvio Ferrari; Czech Republic (Odeon) Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Albania (B-Books), Egypt (Golden Pony)

 

• Riddarar hringstigans/Vængjasláttur í þakrennum/Eftirmáli regndropanna (The Knights of the Spiral/Stairs Wingbeat on the Rooftops/Epilogue of Raindrops) 1982, 1983, 1986 

Denmark (Borgen) tranl. Erik Skyum-Nielsen; Norway (Cappelen); Sweden (Natur & Kultur); Finland (Like); Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Hanser); France (Gaïa) transl. Eric Boury; China (China Radio International Press); Lebanon (Arabic Scientific Publishers)

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Award-winning writer Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir is praised for her fresh perspective and her dark, incisive humor. Author of nine 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. 

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Works in translation

• DJ Bambi (DJ Bambi) Benedikt 2023

France (Zulma), Itali (Einudi), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Hungary (Polar), Poland (Wydawnicktwo Poznanskie), Denmark (Batzer & co)

• Eden (Eden) Benedikt 2022

Denmark (Batzer & Co), Norway (Pax forlag), Hungary (Polar), Spain/Catalan (Club Editor), Spain/Spanish (Alfaguara), Norway (Pax), France (Zulma), Italy (Einaudi), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Russia (Polyandria No Age), Arabic (Dar al Adab), Germany (Suhrkamp)

• Dýralíf (Animal Life) Benedikt 2020

Hungary  (Polar), Spain/Catalan (Club Editor), Spain/Spanish (Alfaguara),

Denmark (Batzer & co), UK (Pushkin Press), US (Grove Atlantic) Italy (Einaudi), France (Zulma), Norway (Pax), Czech Republic (Albatros), Russia: Polyandria No Age Arabic (Dar al adab), Serba (Heliks)

 

• 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, Serbia (Heliks), Hungary (Polar). 

• 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, Brazil (Köttur), Germany (Suhrkamp), Serbia (Odiseja), Faroe Islands (Sprotin), Armenia (Guitank), Azerbaijan (Fabula). 

 

• 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, Norway (Pax)

 

• 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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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (b. 1963) is an award-winning Icelandic crime fiction author. Sigurðardóttir made her crime fiction debut in 2005 with Last Rituals, the first installment in the Þóra Guðmundsdóttir series. She has since gone on to write a number of acclaimed stand-alone thriller novels, and is to date translated into more than 30 languages. With The Legacy, the first novel in the award-winning series about child psychologist Freyja and police detective Huldar, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir has consolidated her position as one of the finest crime writers of our time, and a master storyteller at the top of her game.

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• Frýs í æðum blóð (The Surge) Veröld 2023

Czech Republic (Grada), Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof), Estonia (Varrak), Finland (Otava), France (Actes Sud), Germany (Btb),  Hungary (Animus) Netherlands, (Bezige Bij), Norway (Bonnier), Poland (Sonia Draga) Slovakia (Grada), Sweden (HarperCollins), UK (Hodder & Stoughton)

• Gættu þinna handa (Forget me not) Veröld 2022

Czech Republic (Grada), Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof), Estonia (Varrak), Finland (Otava), France (Actes Sud), Germany (Btb), Hungary (Animus) Netherlands, (Bezige Bij), Norway (Bonnier), Poland (Sonia Draga) Slovakia (Grada), Sweden (HarperCollins), UK (Hodder & Stoughton)

• Lok lok og læs (I See You) Veröld 2021

Czech Republic (Grada); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Estonia (Varrak); Germany (Btb); Hungary (Animus); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Bonnier); Poland (Sonia Draga); Slovakia (Grada); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic; UK (Hodder & Stoughton), Bulgaria (EMAS), Finland (Otava), France (Actes Sud), Greek (Metaixmio)

• Bráðin (The Pray)  Veröld 2020

Bulgaria (Emas); Czech Republic (Metafora/Grada); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Btb); Greece (Metaixmio); Hungary (Animus), Netherlands (Cargo); North Macedonia, (Antolog); Portugal (Quetzal); Romania (Trei); Serbia (Dokaz); UK (Hodder & Stoughton)

• Herra Bóbó, Amelía og Ættbrókin (The Wonderful Adventures of Mr. Boo-Boo) Veröld 2020

Albania (Shkupi)

• Þögn (The Fallout) Veröld 2019

Czech Republic (Metafora); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Estonia (Varrak); Finland (Otava); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Btb); Macedonia (Antolog); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Kagge); Poland (Sonia Draga); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic); UK (Hodder & Stoughton), Bulgaria (EMAS), Greek, (Metaixmio), Hungary (Animus), Portugal (Quetzal).

 

• Brúðan (The Doll) Veröld 2018

Czech Republic (Metafora); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Estonia, (Varrak); Finland (Otava); France (Actes Sud); Germany (BtB); Hungary (Animus);Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC); Macedonia (Antolog); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Kagge); Poland (Sonia Draga); Portugal (Quetzal); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic); UK (Hodder & Stoughton), Bulgaria (Emas), Croatia (Znanje), Greek (Metaixmio).

 

• Gatið (Gallows Rock) Veröld 2017

Czech Republic (Metafora); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Estonia (Varrak); Finland (Otava); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Btb); Greece (Metaixmio); Hungary (Animus); Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC); Macedonia (Antolog); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Kagge); Poland (Sonia Draga); Portugal (Quetzal); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic); UK (Hodder & Stoughton), Bulgaria (Emas), Croatia (Znanje)

 

• Aflausn (The Absolution) Veröld 2016

Bulgaria (Emas); Croatia (Znanje); Czech Republic (Metafora); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Finland (Otava); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Btb); Greece (Metaixmio); Hungary (Animus); Italy (Mondadori); Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC); Macedonia (Antolog); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Kagge); Poland (Sonia Draga); Portugal (Quetzal); Romania (Trei); Russia (Eksmo); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic); Turkey (Koridor); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

 

• Sogið (The Reckoning) Veröld 2015

Bulgaria (Emas); Croatia (Znanje); Czech Republic (Metafora); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Estonia (Varrak); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Finland (Otava); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Btb); Greece (Metaixmio); Hungary (Animus); Italy (Mondadori); Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC); Macedonia (Antolog); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Kagge); Poland (Sonia Draga); Portugal (Quetzal); Romania (Trei); Russia (Eksmo); Serbia (Dokaz); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic); Turkey (Koridor); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

 

• DNA (The Legacy) Veröld 2014

Bulgaria (Emas); Croatia (Znanje); Czech Republic (Metafora); Denmark (Lindhardt og Ringhof); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Finland (Otava); France (Actes Sud); Germany (Btb); Greece (Metaixmio); Hungary (Animus); Italy (Mondadori); Latvia (Zvaigzne ABC); Macedonia (Antolog); Netherlands (Cargo); Norway (Kagge); Poland (Sonia Draga); Portugal (Quetzal); Russia (Eksmo); Serbia (Dokaz); Sweden (HarperCollins Nordic); Turkey (Koridor); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press) 

• Lygi (Why Did You Lie) Veröld 2013

 Norway (Kagge); UK (Hodder & Stoughton)

• Kuldi (The Undesired) Veröld 2012

 Germany (Fischer);Norway (Kagge); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

• Brakið (The Silence of the Sea) Veröld 2011

 Portugal (Bertrand); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

• Ég man þig (I Remember You) Veröld 2010

Germany (Fischer); Spain (Mondadori); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

• Horfðu á mig (Someone to Watch over Me) Veröld 2009

 Germany (Random House DE); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

 

• Auðnin (The Day is Dark) Veröld 2008

Denmark (Saga Egmont); Germany (Random House DE); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

• Aska (Ashes to Dust) Veröld 2007

Denmark (Saga Egmont); France (Editions Anne Carriere); Germany (Random House DE); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (St. Martin's Press)

 

• Sér grefur gröf (My Soul to Take) Veröld 2006

Denmark (Saga Egmont); Finland (Otava);  Germany (Random House DE); Sweden (Damm); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (William Morrow)

 

• Þriðja táknið (Last Rituals) Veröld 2005

Bulgaria (Prozoretz); Denmark (Saga Egmont); Germany (Btb); UK (Hodder & Stoughton); US (William Morrow)

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Árni Þórarinsson is a nationally renowned award-winning journalist and a media personality. He has written several gripping crime novels and two TV scripts, one of which was nominated to The Edda Award (best television script of the year 2002). Þórarinsson was the editor of Mannlif magazine and has also been on the board of the Reykjavik Film Festival as well as a member of several panels of judges at international film festivals.

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Works in translation

• Þrettán dagar (Thirteen Days) 2016

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié) transl. Éric Boury

 

• Glæpurinn (The Crime) 2013  

France/ Switzerland/ Luxembourg (Métailié) transl.  Éric Boury; Armenia (Guitank) Karine Aghabekyan

 

• Ár kattarins (The Year of the Cat) 2012

 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié) transl. Éric Boury

 

• Morgunengill (Angel of the Morning) 2010

 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié) transl. Éric Boury

 

• Sjöundi sonurinn (The Seventh Son) 2008

 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié) transl. Éric Boury; Norway (Bazar) transl. Ine Camille Bjørnsten; Sweden (Bazar); Italy (Edizioni del Capricorno) transl. Silvia Cosimini

 

• Dauði trúðsins (Death of a Clown) 2007

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié) transl. Éric Boury; Germany/Switzerland/ Austria (Droemer-Knaur) transl. Tina Flecken; Spain/South America (Ediciones ámbar) transl. Kristinn R. Ólafsson

 

• Tími nornarinnar (Season of the Witch) 2006 

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Droemer Knaur) transl. Tina Flecken; Denmark (Bazar) transl. Gísli Magnússon; Finland (Bazar) transl. Seija Holopainen; Norway (Bazar) transl. Tone Myklebost; France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié) transl. Éric Boury; The Netherlands (De Geus) transl. Kim Middel; Czech Republic (Argo); Poland (Cat Books); Greece (Polis); Spain/ South America (Ediciones ámbar) transl. Enrique Bernárdez Sanchís; Sweden (Bazar); USA/UK/Australia/New Zealand/ Canada/South Africa/Philippines (AmazonCrossing); Hungary (Scolar) transl. Egyed Veronika; Macedonia(Begemot); Slovenia (Habrosa); Italy (Edizioni del Capricorno) transl. Silvia Cosimini; Egypt (Al Arabi) transl. Mohammad Osman Khalifa. Film rights Fridrik Thor Fridriksson/Spellbound Productions

 

• Nóttin hefur þúsund augu (The Night has a Thousand Eyes) 1999 

Denmark (Modtryk) transl. Kirsten K. Clausager og Bente Henriksen; Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Saga Verlag) transl. Betty Wahl

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Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889–1975) grew up in considerable poverty at Valþjofsstadur farm in the Fljotsdalur district of East Iceland. Despite great difficulties, he became one of the most popular novelists in Denmark and Germany. His claim to fame began with his first novel, Af Borgslægtens Historie (translated into English as Guest the One-Eyed), which was published by Gyldendal in 1912-1914 and was filmatised by Nordisk Film in 1919 (the first Icelandic writing ever made into a movie). During the next two and a half decades, Gunnar wrote numerous novels, short stories, poems and plays, in addition to frequent articles as he participated actively in Nordic social discussions. A large number of his books were printed in many countries, though his popularity was concentrated in Denmark and Germany. One of his books, Ships in the Sky, made it to sixth place on the New York Times' bestseller list in 1938. The Good Shepherd (Advent) is the book that has appeared most frequently and is still widely read today.

 

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Works in translation

• Aðventa (Advent) 1931

Arabic (Bokförlaget Dar Al-Muna AB), Bulgaria (ICU Publishing), France (Éditions Zulma), Greece (Kastaniotis Editions), Hungary (Typotex Publishing Ltd), Israel (Carmel Publishing House), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Netherlands (Lebowski Publishers), Portugal (Cavalo de Ferro), Sweden (Bokförlaget Thorén & Lindskog AB)

 

• Svartfugl (Black Cliffs) 1929

Hungary (Ø Kiadó), Italy (Iperborea S.r.l.), Portugal (Cavalo de Ferro).

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Sjón is an Icelandic writer whose novels The Blue Fox, The Whispering Muse and From the Mouth of the Whale have been translated into more than thirty languages. He has won several awards including the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for The Blue Fox and has been shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Sjón has also published poetry collections, written four opera librettos and lyrics for various artists.

 

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• Korngult hár, grá augu (Corn-Gold Hair, Grey Eyes) 2019

Denmark (Grif ); Sweden (Rámus)

 

• Codex 1962 (Codex 1962) 2016 

Denmark (C&K Forlag); Finland (Like) Maarit Kalliokoski, Tuomas Kauko, Ja Kirsi Luoma; Germany (S. Fischer); UK (Sceptre); USA (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Hungary (Gondolat Kiado); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Sweden (Rámus)

 

 

• Mánasteinn—Drengurinn sem aldrei var til (Moonstone—The Boy Who Never Was) 2013

The Netherlands (De Geus); Sweden (Alfabeta); Germany/Austria/Switzerland (S.Fischer); USA/ Philippines/Canada (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Spain/ South America (Nórdica); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Payot & Rivages); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Sceptre) Victoria Cribb; Norway (Orkana); Slovakia (Slovart); Slovenia (Cankarjeva Zalozba); Finland (Like); Denmark (C&K forlag); Serbia (Geopoetika); Spain (Nórdica Libros); Galicia (Rinoceronte Editora); Turkey (Monkl); Italy (Federico Tuzzi Editore); Ukraine (VYDAVNYTSTVO)

 

 

• Rökkurbýsnir (From the Mouth of the Whale) 2008 

Brazil (Planeta); UK/Australia/New Zealand/ South Africa (Telegram/Saqi Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (S. Fischer); Spain/South America (Nórdica Libros), Sweden (Alfabeta); Denmark (C&K Forlag); The Netherlands (De Geus); Lithuania (Apostrofa); USA/ Philippines/Canada (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); Turkey (Monkl); Hungary (Magvetö); Finland (Like); Romania (Polirom); Albania (Aleph Klub); Macedonia (Antolog)

 

• Argóarflísin (The Whispering Muse) 2005

Basque country (Pasazaite Liburuak); Czech Republic (Dybbuk); Denmark (Athene/audio Den Grimme Ælling); Faroe Islands (Nylendi); Finland (Like); Norway (Tiden); Spain (Nórdica Libros); Turkey (Monkl); UK (Canongate); USA (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

 

• Skugga-Baldur (The Blue Fox) 2003

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa/ (Telegram/Saqi Books); Germany/Switzerland/ Austria (S. Fischer); Spain (Nórdica Libros); Sweden (Alfabeta); Denmark (C&K Forlag) Kim Lembek; The Netherlands (De Geus); Portugal (Cavalo de ferro); Galicia (Rinoceronte Editora); Poland (slowo/obraz terytoria); Lithuania (Apostrofa); The Czech Republic (Argo); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Payot & Rivage); Italy (Mondadori); Faroe Islands (Nylendi); Finland (Like); Norway (Tiden); Serbia and Montenegro (Balcancult Foundation); Turkey (Monkl); Hungary (Magvetö); Russia (Corpus); Bulgaria (Locus Publishing); Finnish puppet theatre rights (Piellos); Lebanon and Arab speaking world (Dar-al-Saqi); USA/Philippines/Canada (Farrar, Straus & Giroux); China (Yilin Press); Macedonia (Antolog); Greece (Nefeli); Romania (Editura Polirom); Slovenia (Cankarjeva Zalozba); Croatia (VBZ); Brazil (Hedra); Estonia (Pegasus); Latvia (Mansards); Albania (Aleph Klub); Ukraina (Liliia Serhiivna)

 

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Arnaldur Indriðason has the rare distinction of having won the Nordic Crime Novel Prize two years running. He is also the winner of the highly respected and world-famous CWA Gold Dagger Award for the top crime novel of the year in the English language, Silence of the Grave. Indridason's novels have sold over 14 million copies worldwide, in 40 languages, and have won numerous well-respected prizes and received rave reviews all over the world.

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Works in translation

• Sæluríkið (State of Misery) 2023

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe), France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié), The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt)

• Kyrrþey (Indifference) 2022

Czech Republic (Bastei Moba); 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); Sweden (Norstedts), Czech Republic (Bastei Moba)

 

• Sigurverkið (The King and the Clockmaker) 2021

Denmark (Gyldendal);  France (Points); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt);
Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Spain/South America (RBA Libros);  Norway (Cappelen Damm);  World Arabic (Arab Scientific Publishers); Sweden (Norstedts), 

• Þagnarmúr  (Wall of Silence) 2020
  

Czech Republic (Bastei Moba); France (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); Sweden (Norstedts); Norway (Cappelen Damm); Italy (Ugo Guanda)

• Tregasteinn (The Quiet Mother) 2019

Czech Republic (MOBA);  France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); Italy (Ugo Guanda); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); Norway (Cappelen Damm); Sweden (Norstedts), Denmark (Gyldendal)

 

• Stúlkan hjá brúnni (The Girl By the Bridge) 2018

Denmark (Gyldendal); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany (Lübbe); Italy (TEA libri); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Volt); UK/ Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (PRH/ Harvill Secker); USA (St. Martin‘s Press)

 

• Myrkrið veit (The Darkness Knows) 2017 

Czech Republic (Bastei Moba); Denmark (Gyldendal); Finland (Blue Moon); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Hungary (Animus); 
India/Malayalam language (DC Books);
Italy (Gialli TEA); Norway (CappelenDamm); Sweden (Norstedts); The Netherlands (Uitgeverij Q); UK/ Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (PRH/ Harvill Secker); USA (St. Martin‘s Press)

 

• Petsamo 2016 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Sweden (Norstedts); The Netherlands (Querido); Italy (Guanda); Finland (Blue Moon); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA)

 

• Þýska húsið (The Shadow Killer) 2015

 Czech Republic (MOBA); UK/Australia/New Zealand/ South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); The Netherlands (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Finland (Blue Moon):; World Arabic (Arab Scientific Publishers)

 

• Kamp Knox (Oblivion) 2014 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/ Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Éditions Métailié); The Netherlands (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Norway (CappelenDamm); Finland (Blue Moon); Czech Republic (MOBA); Romania (Editura Trei); Lebanon (Thaqafa)

 

• Skuggasund (The Shadow District) 2013

Netherlands (Querido); Spain/Andorra/Southand Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Norway (CappelenDamm); Italy (Ugo Guanda) Alessandro Storti; Finland (Blue Moon); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Sweden (Norstedts); Czech Republic (MOBA)

 

• Reykjavíkurnætur (Reykjavik Nights) 2012

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin‘s Press/Thomas Dunne Books); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié); Sweden (Norstedts); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Finland (Blue Moon); Norway (CappelenDamm); Italy (Ugo Guanda) Alessandro Storti; Spain/Andorra/ South- and Central America (RBA Libros); Czech Republic (MOBA); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Korea (Open Books); Hungary (Central Kiadói Csoport); Lebanon (Arabic Scientific Publishing)

 

• Einvígið (The Great Match) 2011 

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda) Silvia Cosimini; Finland (Blue Moon); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA); Spain/Andorra/ South- and Central America (RBA Libros); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers)

 

• Furðustrandir (Strange Shores) 2010

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); UK/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Norway (CappelenDamm); Sweden (Norstedts); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Finland (Blue Moon); Czech Republic (MOBA); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Hungary (Animus); Denmark (Rosinante); Spain/Andorra / South- and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Abu Dhabi (Thaqafa)

 

• Svörtuloft (Black Skies) 2009

The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Finland (Blue Moon); Sweden (Norstedts); Norway (CappelenDamm); UK/Australia/ New Zealand/South Africa (Random House/ Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Czech Republic (MOBA); Denmark (Rosinante); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Spain/Andorra/Southand Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Poland (Foksal); Abu Dhabi (Thaqafa)

 

• Myrká (Outrage) 2008 

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Norway (CappelenDamm); UK/Australia/New Zealand/ South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Finland (Blue Moon); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Czech Republic (MOBA); Denmark (Rosinante); Spain/ Andorra South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishing); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Hungary (Animus); Poland (Foksal); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

• Harðskafi (Hypothermia) 2007 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Rosinante); Norway (CappelenDamm); The Czech Republic (MOBA); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Korea (Munhakdogne); Russia (Corpus); Spain/Andorra South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Hungary (Animus); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishing); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Poland (Foksal); Romania (Editura Trei) Monica Vlad 2019; Turkey (Dogan); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

 

• Konungsbók (The King's Book) 2006

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); The Czech Republic (MOBA); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié)

 

 

• Vetrarborgin (Arctic Chill) 2005 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Sweden (Norstedts/ Prisma); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Finland (Blue Moon); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/Switzerland /Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Norway (CappelenDamm); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Russia (Corpus); Hungary (Animus); Poland (WAB); Brazil (Companyia das letras); Abu Dhabi (Thaqfa); Turkey (Dogan); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Turkey (Dogan); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

• Kleifarvatn (The Draining Lake) 2004

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/ Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Rosinante); Norway (CappelenDamm); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Catalonia (La Magrana); Brazil (Companhia das Letras); Portugal (Porto Editores); Hungary (Animus); Turkey (Dogan); Russia (Corpus); Poland (WAB); Greece (Metachmio); Abu Dhabi (Thaqfa); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Korea (Open Books); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha)

 

 

• Bettý (Betty) 2003

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Spain/Andorra//Central and South America/USA
(RBA Libros)

 

 

• Röddin (Voices) 2002 

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Rosinante); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/ USA (RBA Libros); Russia (Corpus); Catalonia (La Magrana); Brazil (Companhia das Letras); Portugal (Porto Editores); Turkey (Dogan); Romania (Trei); Italy (TEA); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha Co) Yumiko Yanagisawa þýtt úr sænsku; Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Poland (WAB); Korea (Younglim Cardinal); Greece (Metachmio); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Bulgaria (Colibri); Serbia (Booka)

 

 

• Grafarþögn (Silence of the Grave) 2001

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Forum / Rosinante); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Norway (CappelenDamm); Czech Republic (MOBA); Hungary (Animus); Italy (Ugo Guanda); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Turkey (Sinemis Yayanlari); Korea (Elixir); Taiwan (Crown); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Poland (WAB); Russia (Corpus); Catalonia (La Magrana); Brazil (Companhia das Letras); Portugal (Porto Editores); Basque Country (Alberdania); Romania (Trei); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha Co); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Vietnam (AlphaBooks); Greece (Metachmio); Serbia (Booka); Bulgaria (Colibri); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Macedonia (TRI Publishing Centre); Macedonia/Albanian (Shkupi); Latvia (Apgads Mansards), Italy (TEA)

 

• Mýrin (Jar City) 2000

UK/Australia/New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/Harvill Secker); USA /Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); The Netherlands/ Belgium/Luxembourg (Signature / Querido); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Italy (Ugo Guanda); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros); Brazil (Editora Record); Portugal (Livraria Civilizaçao Editora); Finland (Blue Moon); Denmark (Forum / Rosinante); Sweden (Norstedts/Prisma); Norway (CappelenDamm); Faroe Islands (Sprotin); Bulgaria (Infodar); Czech Republic (MOBA); Hungary (Animus); Poland (Foksal); Rumenia (Trei); Slovenia (Didakta); Israel (Keter); Greece/Cyprus (Metaixmio); Turkey (Sinemis Yayınları); Estonia (Nynorden); Japan (Tokyo Sogensha Co); Taiwan (Crown); Korea (Younglim Cardinal Inc.); Russia (Corpus); Lebanon (Arab Scientific Publishers); Latvia (Apgards Mansards); Lithuania (Media Incognito); Serbia (Booka); Macedonia (TRI Publishing Centre); Armenia (Guitank Publishing); Simplified Chinese (Xinhua); Macedonia/Albanian (Shkupi); Croatia (Knjige i sve); Georgia (Palitra)

 

 

• Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon) 1999

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Czech Republic (MOBA); UK/Australia/ New Zealand/South-Africa (Random House/ Harvill Secker); USA/Philippines (St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books); France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); The Netherlands (Querido)

 

• Dauðarósir (Silent Kill) 1998

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe Lübbe); Czech Republic (MOBA); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Sweden (Norstedts); France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Spain/ Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros)

 

 

• Synir duftsins (Sons of Earth) 1997

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Verlagsgruppe/Lübbe); The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg (Querido); Czech Republic (MOBA); France/ Switzerland/ Luxembourg/Canada (Métailié); Spain/Andorra/South and Central America/USA (RBA Libros)

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Hallgrímur Helgason started out as an artist, showing his work in several galleries of both New York and Paris, where he lived in the late eighties and early nineties. He made his debut as a novelist in 1990 and gained international attention with his third novel, "101 Reykjavik", which was made into a film starring Victoria Abril. He has also written books of poetry, worked for film and theatre, and translated some of Shakespeare's plays into Icelandic. Four of his novels have been put on stage. In 2001 Helgason received the Icelandic Literary Prize for "The Author of Iceland." He has twice been nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize, with "101 Reykjavik" in 1999, and "Stormland" in 2007. A film based on the latter was released in early 2011.

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Works in translation

• Sextíu kíló af kjaftshöggum (Sixty Kilos of Knockouts) 2021

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), France (Editions Gallimard), Germany (Tropen), Lithuania (Alma Littera), Norway (Kagge), Russia (Gorodets)




• Sextíu kíló af sólskini (Sixty Kilos of Sunshine) 2018  

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), France (Editions Gallimard), Germany (Klett-Cotta), Lithuania (Alma Littera), Norway (Kagge), Russia (Gorodets)

 

• Sjóveikur í Munchen (Seasick in Munich) 2015

 Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), Germany (Tropen)

 

• Konan við þúsund gráður (Woman at 1000 Degrees) 2011  

Albania (Ombra GVG), Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), France (Presses de la cite), Germany (Klett-Cotta), Hungary (Scolar), Italy (Mondadori), Lithuania (Alma littera), Norway (CappelenDamm), Poland (Znak), Russia (Corpus), Spain/Spanish (Penguin Random House/Lumen), Spain/Catalan (Edicions62), The Netherlands (De Arbeiderspers), UK (Oneworld Publications ), US (Algonquin Books)

 

• Tíu ráð til að hætta að drepa fólk og byrja að vaska upp (The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning) 2008  

Croatia (Meandar ), Czech Republic (Plus), Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), France (Presses de la cite), Germany (Tropen), Italy (Isbn Edizioni), Korea (Dulnyouk), Norway (CappelenDamm), Poland (Slowo/Obraz Terytoria), Russia (Corpus), Serbia (Dereta), The Netherlands (Meulenhoff), World English (Amazon Crossing)

 

• Rokland (Stormland) 2005

Denmark (Aschehoug), Germany (Klett-Cotta), Norway (CappelenDamm), Sweden (Norstedts)

 

• Herra Alheimur (Mr. Universe) 2003

France (Presses de la Cité)

 

• Höfundur Íslands (The Author of Iceland) 2001

Denmark (Rosinante), Finland (Otava), Germany (Klett-Cotta), Norway (Damm), Italy (Guanda) transl. Silvia Cosimini, Russia (Gorodets)

 

• 101 Reykjavík, 1996

Denmark (Rosinante), Finland (Otava), France (Actes Sud), Germany (Klett-Cotta), Hungary (Scolar), Italy (Guanda) transl. Silvia Cosimini, Korea (Dulnyouk Publishing Co), Latvia (Valters & Ropa), Macedonia, Norway (Damm) transl. Jón Sveinbjörn Jónsson, Poland (Swiat Literacki), Romania (Universla Dalsi Publishers), Russia (Azboka), Serbia, Spain (RBA), Sweden (Norstedts), The Netherlands (Meulenhoff), UK (Faber & Faber), US (Scribner)

 

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Áslaug Jónsdóttir received The Reykjavik Children's Literature Prize for her work as illustrator in 2000, and was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award the same year. Her illustrations have been selected for the IBBY Honor List: Children's Verses with text by Bodvar Gudmundsson in 2004 and The Story of the Blue Planet with text by Andri Snaer Magnason in 2002, for which she received the West-Nordic Children's Book Prize and the UKLA Award 2014 along with the author. She was nominated to the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for her work.

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Works in translation

• Skrímslaleikur (Monster Act) 2021

Sweden (Argasso), The Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin)

• Skrímsli í vanda (Monsters in Trouble) 2017  

Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Sweden (Opal); Norway (Skald)

• Ég vil fisk (I Want Fish) 2015 

Denmark (Milik); Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (BFL); Greenland (Milik); AbuDhabi (AlFulk); Galician (Editora Alvarellos)

• Skrímslakisi (Monster Kitty) 2014 

Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); China (Maitian Culture); United Arab Emirates (Hudhud)

 

• Skrímslaerjur (Monster Squabbles) 2012  

 

Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); China (Maitian Culture); Norway (Skald)

 

• Skrímsli á toppnum (Monster at the Top) 2010  

Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); China (Maitian Culture)

 

• Skrímsli í heimsókn (Monster Visit) 2009  

Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Denmark (Torgard); China (Maitian Culture); United Arab Emirates (Hudhud); Norway (Skald)

 

• Skrímslapest (Monster Flu) 2008 

Sweden (Kabusa); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Denmark (Torgard); France (Circonf lexe/Millepages); Norway (Skald); Spain/Galicia (Sushi Books)

 

• Skrímsli í myrkrinu (Monster in the Dark) 2007

Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Denmark (Torgard); France (Circonf lexe/Millepages); China (Maitian Culture); Norway (Skald); United Arab Emirates (Hudhud); Spain/ Galicia (Sushi Books); Russia (Mescheryakov)

 

• Stór skrímsli gráta ekki (Big Monsters Don't Cry) 2006

Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Denmark (Torgard); Spain/Catalonia/Galicia/Basque Country (Sushi Books); France (Circonf lexe/Millepages); Norway (Skald); China (Maitian Culture); Lithuania (Burokelis); United Arab Emirates (Hudhud); Czech Republic (Argo); Russia (Mescheryakov)

 

• Nei! Sagði litla skrímslið (No! Said the Little Monster) 2004  

Sweden (Bonnier Carlsen); Faroe Islands (Bókadeildin); Denmark (Carlsen); Finland (Pieni Karhu); Spain/Catalonia/Galicia/Basque Country (Sushi Books); France (Circonf lexe/Millepages); Finland (Pieni Karhu); Norway (Skald); China (Maitian Culture); Lithuania (Burokelis); United Arab Emirates (Hudhud); Czech Republic (Argo); Latvia (Liels un Mazs); Russia (Mescheryakov)

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Eva Björg lives with her husband and their three children in Reykjavík. She was born and raised in Akranes, a small town about half an hour drive from Reykjavík which is the scene of her first novel. After finishing a Bachelor's degree in Sociology she moved from Akranes to Trondheim, Norway, where she got her Master's degree in Globalisation. In 2018, Eva was the recipient of the Blackbird Award, a crime-writing prize hosted by prolific Iceland authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Ragnar Jónasson.

 

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Works in translation

 

• Strákar sem meiða (Boys Who Hurt) Veröld 2022

WEL (Orenda Books), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

• Þú sérð mig ekki (You Can't See Me) Veröld 2021

WEL (Orenda Books), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), Russia (AST), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

• Næturskuggar (Night Shadows) Veröld 2020

WEL (Orenda Books),Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

• Stelpur sem ljúga (Girls Who Lie) Veröld 2019

WEL (Orenda Books), Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), Hungary (IPC Könyvek), Israel (Mirabelle), Russia (AST), Serbia (Nordiq), Spain (Atico de los Libros), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

• Marrið í stiganum (The Creak On the Stairs) Veröld 2018

France (Le Martinière Littérature); Israel (Lesa Press); Netherlands (De Fontein); WEL (Orenda Books), Brazil (Trama), Czech Republic (Dobrovsky), Estonia (Eesti Raamat), Ethiopia (Hohe), France (Editions de la Martinière), Germany (Kiepenheuer & Witsch), Greece (Diaplasi Editions), Hungary (IPC Könyvek), Israel (Mirabelle), Japan (Shogankukan), Macedonia (Antalog Books), Poland (JK), Portugal (Quetzal), Russia (AST), Serbia (Nordiq), Spain (Atico de los Libros), The Netherlands (De Fontein)

 

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Bragi Ólafsson, born in Reykjavik is 1962, is an Icelandic writer of novels, short stories, plays and poetry. His novels are undoubtedly among the most original and remarkable Icelandic stories of recent years and he has also received critical acclaim for his plays, short stories and poetry. His subtle humor and ability to depict the extraordinary in ordinary life, often while painting a tragi-comic picture, make his work thrilling in a most unconventional way. Ólafsson's novel, The Ambassador (available in the US by Open Letter), received the 2006 Icelandic Bookseller's Award and was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize (as have other four of his eight novels to date), as well as the Nordic Council Literary Prize in 2008. Open Letter has also published Bragi's novels, The Pets and Narrator. His novel Party Games received the DV Cultural Prize in 2004, and the Icelandic Bookseller's Award. Two of Ólafsson´s plays were hugely successful, and his poetry and short stories have been translated into various languages.

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Works in translation

• Sögumaður (Narrator), Mál og menning 2014

USA (Open Letter), transl. Lytton Smith; France (Acted sud), transl. Robert Guillemette

• Sendiherrann (The Ambassador), Mál og menning 2006

Denmark (Athene), transl. Kim Lembek; Germany (Fischer Verlag), transl. Tina Flecken; USA (Open Letter), transl. Lytton Smith; Macedonia (Ikona), transl. Hatka Haj∏ob; Lithuania (Kitos Knygos), transl. Jurgita Marija Abraityté

• Gæludýrin (The Pets), Bjartur 2001

Denmark (Lindhardt & Ringhof), transl. Susanne Torpe; Germany (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag), transl. Tina Flecken; USA (Open Letter), transl. Janice Balfour; France (Acted sud), transl. Robert Guillemette; Italy (La Linea), transl. Silvia Cosimini; Argentina (Bajo la luna), transl. Fabio Teixidó; Macedonia (Ikona), transl. Hatka Haj∏ob; Egypt (Animar); Turkey (Zeplin), transl. Özde Cakmak

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Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl was awarded The Icelandic Literary Prize and The Book Merchant's Prize for his novel Evil, as well as being nominated for the Nordic Council's Literary Award. When Evil came out in France in 2015 it was shortlisted for the Prix Médicis Étranger, the Prix Meilleur Livre Étranger and received the Transfuge award for best Nordic fiction.

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Works in translation

• Brúin yfir Tangagötu 2020

France (Métailie); Sweden (Rámus) transl. John Swedenmark

 

• Hans Blær 2018

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié) transl. Jean-Christophe Salaun; Spain/South America (Hoja de lata) transl. Enrique Bernárdez Sanchis

 

• Heimska (Stupidity) 2015 

France/Switzerland/Luxembourg/ Canada (Métailié) transl. Éric Boury; Sweden (Rámus) transl. John Swedenmark

 

• Illska (Evil) 2012

Germany/Switzerland/Austria (Klett-Cotta) transl. Betty Wahl/Tina Flecken; France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg (Métailié) transl. Eric Boury; Sweden (Rámus förlag) transl. Anna Gunnarsdotter Grönberg; Denmark (Ordenes By) transl. Nanna Kalkar; Greece (Polis) transl. Stavroula Georgakopoulou; Croatia (Naklada OceanMore) transl. Daria Lazic; Macedonia (Art Connect) transl. Katerina Josifoska; Spain (Hoja de Lata) transl. Enrique Bernárdez Sanchis

 

• Gæska (Kindness) 2009 

France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg (Métailié) transl. Eric Boury

 

• Eitur fyrir byrjendur (Poison for Beginners) 2006 

Germany/Austria/Switzerland (Kozempel & Timm) transl. Anna von Heynitz and Anita Rübberdt; Sweden (Rámus Förlag) transl. Anna Gunnarsdotter Grönberg; France/ Switzerland/Luxembourg (Métailié) transl. Eric Boury

 

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Hugleikur Dagsson is Iceland's uncrowned prince of the graphic novel. His work has received a great deal of praise both in Iceland and abroad, although some people look on his comic strips as childish scribbles.

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Works in translation

• Hvað með börnin (Think of the Children) 2015

Finland (Atena)

 

• You Are Nothing 2014 

 

Spain (Anagrama); Czech Republic (Volvox Globator); The Netherlands (BBNC Uitgevers)

 

• My Pussy is Hungry 2013 

Spain (Anagrama); Czech Republic (Volvox Globator); The Netherlands (BBNC Uitgevers)

 

• I Hate Dolphins 2013

Spain (Anagrama); Czech Republic (Volvox Globator); The Netherlands (BBNC Uitgevers)

 

 

• 1001 Um okkur (1001 About Us) 2006 

Brazil (Hedra); Italy (Arnoldo Mondadori/ISBN); Finland (Atena); Norway (Gyldendal); US (HarperCollins); Hungary (Partvonal); Germany (Rowohlt); France (Sonatine/Warum); Sweden (Kartago); UK/ ANZ (Penguin); Estonia (Paljasjalg OÜ); France (Editions Warum)

 

 

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Joachim B. Schmidt (b. 1981), grew up in the Swiss canton of Grisons before emigrating to Iceland in 2007. His novels Tell and Kalmann were bestsellers, with Kalmann receiving the Crime Cologne Award 2021 and placing third for the Swiss Crime Fiction Prize. Kalmann was also shortlisted for the 2023 Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award and is currently shortlisted for the Petrona Award in the UK, for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel 2023.

Schmidt, who has dual citizenship, lives with his wife and their two children in Reykjavík, Iceland.

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Works in Translation

• Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain (2023)

English/world (Bitter Lemon), Czech Republic (Prostor), France (Gallimard), Film Rights (Kontent)

 

• Kalmann (2020)

World Arabic (Al Arabi), Czech Republic (Prostor), English/world (Bitter Lemon), France (Gallimard), Greece (Metachmio), Israel (Keter), Italy (SEM Libri), Persian (Nam Books), Slovakia (Literárna bašta), World Spanish (Gatopardo), Film Rights (Kontent)

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Pedro Gunnlaugur García was born in Lisbon in 1983 – to an Icelandic mother and Portuguese father. Raised mostly in Reykjavík, he graduated from the University of Iceland with a Bachelor´s degree in Sociology and a Master's in Culture and Communication. He is known for his poignant and introspective works, use of magical realism and exploration of the complexities of human relationships and the challenges of intimacy and communication.

His first novel, Languageless (Málleysingjarnir, 2019), won himThe Grassroots grant from the Icelandic Literature Center and was well received by readers and reviewers alike for being powerful and written with uncommon assuredness for a debut. It‘s a surreal examination of the limits of humanity and language.
His second novel, Lungs (Lungu, 2022) was an immediate success and received the prestigious Icelandic Literary Prize 2022. Featuring life-saving olives, flying women, gigantic roosters, psychic sex and forbidden love, the story is propelled imaginatively from one generation to the next – encompassing many of life's tragedies and fleeting moments of happiness.

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Works in Translation

 

• Lungu (Lungs) Bjartur 2022 

France (Éditions Métailié), Germany (Hoffmann und Campe), Poland (Poznańskie), Portugal (Guerra e Paz Editores), Brazil (Editora Nós), World Spanish (Anaya)

 

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