Jonas Moody
Originally from the US, Jonas Moody has been living and working in Iceland since 2005. He holds a degree in English from Yale University, a degree in Icelandic from the University of Iceland and an MFA in Fiction from Brooklyn College. His translation work centers on literary fiction and non-fiction; art, photography and architecture; and poetry and children's literature (the latter assisted in large part by his two live-in critics: Astrid Eygló, age 9, and Ottó Ægir, age 6).
Selected Translations:
The Pond (Tjörnin) - Rán Flygenring, Angústúra, Reykjavík, forthcoming
Anna, Einar & the No-Kids-Allowed Museum (Einar, Anna og safnið sem var bannað börnum) - Margrét Tryggvadóttir, Iðunn, forthcoming
Interment (Jarðsetning) - Anna María Bogadóttir, Angústúra, Reykjavík, forthcoming
Vigdís - A Book about the World's First Female President (Vigdís - Bókin um fyrsta konuforsetann) - Rán Flygenring, Helvetiq, Basel, 2024
Elves (Álfar) - Hjörleifur Hjartarson, Angústúra, Reykjavík, 2024
Volcano (Eldgos) - Rán Flygenring, Angústúra, Reykjavík, 2023
Horses (Hestar) - Hjörleifur Hjartarson, Angústúra, Reykjavík, 2023
The Golden Circle: A Graphic Novel (Gullni hringurinn) - Brimrún Birta Friðþjófsdóttir, Forlagið, Reykjavík, 2022
Arctic Heroes (Hetjur norðurslóða) - Ragnar Axelsson, Kehrer, Heidelberg, 2020
Faces of the North (Andlit norðursins) - Ragnar Axelsson, Qerndu, Reykjavík, 2019
Behind the Mountains (Fjallabak) - Ragnar Axelsson, Crymogea, Reykjavík, 2013
Icelandic Contemporary Design: Furniture, Product Design & Architecture (Íslensk samtímahönnun : húsgögn, vöruhönnun og arkitektúr) - Crymogea, Reykjavík 2010
Barflies: Reykjavík (bilingual edition) - Jón Kaldal, powerHouse Books, New York, 2008.