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Icelandic Literary Prize awarded

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:54:00 +0000

Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir and Páll Björnsson emerge triumphant from pool of 10 nominees.

Recesses of the Mind

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:07:00 +0000

Recesses of the Mind: Aesthetics in the Work of Guðbergur Bergsson

a groundbreaking book on the Icelandic novelist and poet, to be published by McGill University Press in February.

Dot Dot Comma Dash is WDR2's book of the year

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Critic on German radio finds Pétur Gunnarsson's urban classic “too short,” is thrilled with everything else.

Nominations for the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:48:00 +0000

Nominations for Fjöruverðlaunin, the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize, were announced on December 14.

Icelandic nominations for Nordic Council Literature Prize

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:46:00 +0000

Authors Bergsveinn Birgisson and Gerður Kristný are the Icelandic nominees this time around.

New outing from Iceland's queen of crime

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:24:00 +0000

Her previous book stayed on German bestseller lists for weeks on end. Now, with a new mystery out featuring an abandoned yacht drifting into Reykjavík Harbour, Iceland's queen of crime is again set to make waves.

Nominations for the Icelandic Literature Prize

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:12:00 +0000

10 books are nominated for the Icelandic Literature each year. This year's nominees were announced on December 1 at the National Gallery of Iceland.

Ófeigur receives EU Prize for Literature

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:12:00 +0000

Ófeigur Sigurðsson's historical novel Jon is one of twelve European works favoured by the 2011 European Prize for Literature.

Austrians adapt Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning to stage

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:38:00 +0000

In a truly international turn of events, Hallgrímur Helgason's dark farce about a Croatian hitman masquerading as American televangelist in Iceland is now an Austrian play.

Jónas Hallgrímsson Prize awarded

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:56:00 +0000

"It is in the most dog-eared and perused books that the language flourishes," stated the jury for the Jónas Hallgrímsson Prize upon awarding it to Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir for extraordinary service to the Icelandic language."

Gyrðir receives Nordic Council Literature Prize

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 13:18:00 +0000

“When I was a teenager reading Vesaas and Heinesen, little did I suspect I would stand here, in the footsteps of these wonderful authors,” Gyrðir Elíasson said upon receiving the Nordic Council's Literature Prize on November 2.

“The best in a long time”

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:24:00 +0000

Iceland's presentation as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 was greeted enthusiastically by the media. Read on for a short selection of quotes.

The Pavilion on Sunday

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:15:00 +0000

The final day of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 is upon us! Contemporary authors such as Kristín Steinsdóttir and Gyrðir Elíasson, as well as older dignitaries like Borges and Thor, god of thunder, all play their parts in the Icelandic Pavilion's schedule today.

Fabulous Iceland gives final press conference

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:53:00 +0000

Fabulous Iceland gave its final press conference on Saturday.

The Icelandic Pavilion on Saturday

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:57:00 +0000

We are halfway through the book fair, and here is a look at what has been going on the Icelandic Pavilion, as well as the schedule for Saturday.

Reconciliation in Frankfurt

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:24:00 +0000

In 1944, U-300 sank the Icelandic freighter and passenger ship MS Goðafoss. Sixty-seven years later, two former crewmembers shook hands in the Icelandic Pavilion.

AmazonCrossing to publish 10 Icelandic titles

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:27:00 +0000

At a press conference given by Sagenhaftes Island and AmazonCrossing at the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 10, AmazonCrossing announced its intention to publish ten Icelandic titles in the near future.

The Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 opens

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:25:00 +0000

The Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 was formally opened on October 11, with authors Arnaldur Indriðason and Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir speaking on behalf of Icelandic writers, and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president of Iceland, speaking on behalf of the Guest of Honour.

Events in Frankfurt this week

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:36:00 +0000

The Frankfurt Book Fair 2011 started October 12, with Iceland as its Guest of Honour. Some 400 Iceland-related events take in Frankfurt during the fair. Read on to hear about a few of them.

19th Century Iceland on the iPad

Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:57:00 +0000

As part of the celebration at the world‘s largest book event, the British Library has developed a „Fabulous Iceland“ feature as part of their larger British Library 19th Century Historical Collection iPad App.

“And thus the world sometimes discovers faraway isles”

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:27:00 +0000

Never before in Germany has Icelandic literature received more attention than now, in the run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair 2011. Some 40 Icelandic authors will appear at the event.

“Erró. Portrait and Landscape” in the Schirn

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:41:00 +0000

The Schirn hosts a monographic exhibition on Iceland's best-known contemporary artist.

Icelandic architecture featured at DAM

Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:30:00 +0000

On September 30, Deutsches Architekturmuseum opened an exhibition that offers an overview on Icelandic architecture – from the country's settlement to modern times.

“Crepusculum” opens at the Schirn

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:54:00 +0000

On September 28, the exhibition “Crepusculum”, in which the artist Gabríela Friðriksdóttir creates a unique context for eight medieval manuscripts from Iceland, opened in Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.

Jón Kalman receives Swedish prize

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:10:00 +0000

The author Jón Kalman Stefánsson was awarded the Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize at the Gothenburg Book Fair on September 22.

Well-attended saga festival concludes in Corvey

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:13:00 +0000

The castle of Corvey in Westphalia provided a spectacular setting for a recent three-day presentation of Sagas of Icelanders.

Icelandic design in Frankfurt

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:46:00 +0000

One of many exciting exhibitions to open in Frankfurt these days is “On the Cutting Edge | Design in Iceland,” hosted by the Museum für Angewandte Kunst.

The sagas come alive in Corvey

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:39:00 +0000

Corvey Abbey in North Rhine-Westphalia will be the site of a 4-day international conference on the Sagas of Icelanders.

The Reykjavík International Literary Festival begins

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:37:00 +0000

The Reykjavík International Literary Festival takes place between September 7 and September 11. Here is a quick look on what to expect.

“Dark literary confections” palatable to Danish media

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:31:00 +0000

Danish critics applaud Gyrðir Elíasson's short story collection Between the Trees.