Tag: Icelandic authors

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....

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...

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...

After reading several perplexing Icelandic novels in a row, it was a breath of fresh air to read a straightforward, plot-driven narrative. Whew! Icelanders still...

Now that I have read something by each of the Iceland Writers Retreat featured authors, I am moving on to the Icelandic authors who are...