Dozens of Icelandic Books Translated into English
A great selection of books by Icelandic authors is now available in English.
Close to 40 books by Icelandic authors have recently been or are about to be published in English – in the UK, as well as in the US. These include novels, poetry, crime novels, children’s books and non-fiction – by well-known authors, as well as new ones.
Books by Icelandic authors are being translated into more and more foreign languages. During the past decade, the number of works translated has tripled, and Icelandic books have already been translated into about 50 languages.
The translation of most of these books has been supported by the Icelandic Literature Center.
Novels recently translated into English include the following:
Shadows of the Short Days, by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
Miss Iceland and Hotel Silence, by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
CoDex 1962, by Sjón
Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night and About the Size of the Universe by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Stormbirds, by Einar Kárason
A Fist or a Heart, by Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Woman at 1000 Degrees, by Hallgrímur Helgason
Magma, by Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir
Smarties, by Gerður Kristný Guðjónsdóttir
And the Swans Began to Sing, by Þóra Karítas Árnadóttir
Aftershock, by Auður Jónsdóttir
And the Wind Sees All, by Guðmundur Andri Thorsson
That Little Dark Room, by Sigrún Pálsdóttir
Narrator, by Bragi Ólafsson
An English title is not available for these books yet:
Öræfi, by Ófeigur Sigurðsson
Að Heiman, by Arngunnur Árnadóttir
Millilending, by Jónas Reynir Gunnarsson
Crime novels recently translated into English are as follows:
The Shadow District and The Shadow Killer, by Arnaldur Indriðason
The Hole and The Doll, by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Cage and Betrayal, by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Darkness and The Island, by Ragnar Jónasson
The Creak on the Stairs, by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Black Magic, by Stefán Máni
Poetry:
Drápa and Requiem, by Gerður Kristný Guðjónsdóttir
Waitress in Fall, by Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Children’s books and young adult literature:
The Casket of Time, by Andri Snær Magnason
Non-fiction:
On Time and Water, by Andri Snær Magnason
Heida: A Shepherd at the Edge of the World, by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir
Sagan af Guðrúnu Ketilsdóttur, by Guðný Hallgrímsdóttir (English title not available)
