Book Report: The Story of the Blue Planet
My latest dive into Icelandic literature is The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snær Magnason, translated by Julian Meldon D’Arcy. At first every...
Book Report: 101 Reykjavík
You’re supposed to read the book first. The movie is never as good and it will limit your imagination when you do read the book....
Book Report: Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell is a ghost story. No, that’s not true. Heaven and Hell, by Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson, is merely narrated by ghosts....
Book Report: The Greenhouse
The Greenhouse, by Audur Ava Olafsdottir, is instantly appealing, so it’s no surprise that Amazon Crossing chose to release Brian FitzGibbon’s translation. Its shy, modest...
Book Report: The Hitman’s Guide to Housecleaning
Iceland has one of the richest literary traditions in the world, and it is a tradition that is alive and well today, as evidenced by...