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“Scintillating images in the midst of winter darkness,”

...says a Danish review of Jón Kalman Stefánsson's recently translated Heaven and Hell.

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My Soul to Take nominated for Shamus Prize

The thriller My Soul to Take, by Icelandic crime queen Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, has been nominated for the 2010 Shamus Awards, in the category of “Best Hardcover.” more
 

Highway 1 revisited

German author Finn-Ole Heinrich has completed two video works containing scenes from his recent visit to Iceland – including an unexpected ride through the ash cloud of erupting volcano Eyjafjallajökull.

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Author of the Month

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Auður A. Ólafsdóttir

“Beautiful, like a painting out of the golden age,” was a critic's verdict on Auður A. Ólafsdóttir's novel Afleggjarinn (The Offspring), the story of a young man who sets out to restore a dilapidated monastic garden to its former beauty.

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Book of the Month

Þegar kóngur kom - forsida

When the King Came

What better cover for a murder than a royal visit? Helgi Ingólfsson's award-winning mystery is set against the backdrop of a spectacular point in Icelandic history: the height of the country's 19th century struggle for sovereignty.

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Video of the Month

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The Saga-Steads of Collingwood & Ingólfsson

In 1897, antiquarian and artist W. G. Collingwood set out on a journey of western Iceland. A century later, photographer Einar Falur Ingólfsson retraces the Victorian's footsteps.

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