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News
Sagenhaftes Island at the ITB in Berlin
Sagenhaftes Island will be present at one of the largest travel trade shows in the world 10-14 of March.
moreFrance falls for Jón Kalmann
Print run for Himnaríki og helvíti (Heaven and Hell) doubled only ten days after first issue.
moreAndri Snær Magnason receives KAIROS award
Sagenhaftes Island interviewed the author before the ceremony in Hamburg 28 February.
moreAuthor of the Month
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.
Book of the Month
Snorri Sturluson – A Biography
The story of the life of one of the most remarkable men in Icelandic history has been written for the first time as a comprehensive biographical work. Ævisaga Snorra Sturlusonar/The Biography of Snorri Sturluson by Óskar Guðmundsson is an important contribution to medieval scholarship.
moreVideo of the month
Medieval manuscripts to Frankfurt?
Some of Iceland's priceless medieval manuscripts, stored in the Árni Magnússon Institute in Reykjavík, may be included in the Icelandic exhibition at the Frankfurt Book Fair next year.
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