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Álfrún Gunnlaugsdóttir

Álfrún Gunnlaugsdóttir has earned a place among Iceland's leading authors. She has been praised by critics and received awards for her work.

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Þórarinn Eldjárn

Þórarinn Eldjárn's novel The Blue Tower has recently been published in Denmark.

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Steinar Sigurjónsson

Steinar Sigurjónsson went his own way in his writing, which broke away from the  conventions of narrative and form. He has been hailed as one of the leaders of Icelandic modernist literature.

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Guðmundur Óskarsson

"It usually takes less than an economic crisis to cause a blow to the lives of ordinary people" says Guðmundur Óskarsson. His latest novel, Bankster, won the Icelandic Literary Prize 2009.

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Hallgrímur Helgason

"Icelandic paper is in some cases not completely worthless" says author Hallgrímur Helgason. His latest novel, The Hitman's Guide to House Cleaning, has just been published in German translation.

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Ragna Sigurðardóttir

Prose constantly wormed its way into her visual art, until she channeled it into full-blown novels. Ragna Sigurðardóttir, with her unique visual style and willingness to experiment, has struck a new...

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Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson

Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson has long been renowned for his landscape photography. At the moment, he has two works underway: a book on the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull, due in late June, and a book of aerial...

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Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson

“Anybody, anything can inspire you: a museum brochure, a shampoo bottle, even a TV show about an Englishman's armpit,” says author Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson, whose next novel will provide a fresh take on...

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Kristín Eiríksdóttir

“I don't know how I could be an artist without being brutal,” says poet and writer Kristín Eiríksdóttir, who will release a short story-collection in October. “Where would I find inspiration for that?”

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Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir

“Equal rights were at the top of my mind when I began writing novels,” claims author Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir. Her works highlight a mostly neglected part of Icelandic history: The lives of its...

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Óttar M. Norðfjörð

“I think that my ingenuousness keeps me from understanding evil. And precisely because I don't understand it, evil keeps turning up in my work,” says novelist Óttar M. Norðfjörð. He has a new thriller...

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Gyrðir Elíasson

The works of Gyrðir Elíasson, one of Iceland's most renowned authors, reflect the dictum that “real humor needs a tragic sinker.”

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Kristín Steinsdóttir

“I was reaching for things that were simply gone,” says author Kristín Steinsdóttir of her latest novel, Ljósa, which is based on the life of her grandmother. Mental illness, Kristín tells us, was not...

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Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir

Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir is one of the most prominent Icelandic poets of her generation. We spoke with her about the art of poetry, and the possibilities of sneaking it to unsuspecting crime fiction...

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Óskar Árni Óskarsson

Óskar Árni Óskarsson is an acknowledged master of short prose, with a gift for bringing out the surreal in the most quotidian of circumstances.

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Pétur Gunnarsson

“The relationship between authors and their previous works is perhaps best compared to our relationship with dreams. They just disappear into another dimension,” says the author Pétur Gunnarsson, who...

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Vigdís Grímsdóttir

“We already live with oppressive tyranny and have done so for far too long, and although we may not care to notice, it is constantly on the rise in the world,” says author Vigdís Grímsdóttir in an...

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Áslaug Jónsdóttir

“Each picture book needs to strike the right temperature, the right mood,” says author and artist Áslaug Jónsdóttir, whose visually striking and atmospheric books have enthralled children and adults...

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Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir

Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir is a multiple award winning children’s book author. She has cemented her status as one of Iceland’s foremost contemporary author with books that bridge the gap between...

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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

From We want Christmas in July to Last Rituals, from Iceland to the world (most recently the Arab world) Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s crime novels are on an international roll.

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