Elena Teuffer
Elena Teuffer (1973) studied Scandinavian languages and cultures, Political Science and Theology at the University of Bonn. After gaining scholarships for studying at the University of Iceland and Åbo Akademi (Swedish minority university in Turku) Finland, she graduated in 2001 with an M.A. degree. In 1999, Elena moved to Iceland, started working as a freelance translator and has been living there – with short detours to Denmark – since.
She specialises in crime novels and knitting pattern translations, both from Icelandic and other Nordic languages to German. After studying nursing at the University of Akureyri, Elena also works as a medical and social interpreter for German, both at the University Hospital, as well as for other public services and governmental institutions in Iceland.
Selected translations
Stella Blómkvist Series:
Morðið í stjórnarráðinu, Die Bronzestatue (2003)
Morðið í sjónvarpinu, Das ideale Verbrechen (2004)
Morðið í Hæstarétti, Der falsche Zeuge (2005)
Morðið í alþingishúsinu, Der falsche Mörder (2005)
Morðið í drekkingahyl, Mord in Thingvellir (2007)
Morðið í Rockville, Das letzte Treffen (2009)
Gerður Kristný, Rue de Marianna, short story (1999)