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Icelandic Literature in Translation

A selection of Icelandic literature from Medieval sagas to the present day. There's a mix of genres, but perhaps crime and sagas are over-represented!
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101 Reykjavik (Hallgrimur Helgason)
101 Reykjavik
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Hallgrimur Helgason
7 Best Short Stories: Iceland (Various)
7 Best Short Stories: Iceland
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Various
And the Wind Sees All (Thorsson)
And the Wind Sees All
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Thorsson
Arctic Chill (Arnaldur Indridason)
Arctic Chill
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Arnaldur Indridason
Ashes to Dust (Yrsa Sigurdardottir)
Ashes to Dust
5
Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Atom Station (Aldor Laxness)
Atom Station
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Aldor Laxness
Beneath the Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary Icelandic Poetry (Ed. Helen Mitsios)
Beneath the Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary Icelandic Poetry
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Ed. Helen Mitsios
Black Skies (Arnaldur Indridason)
Black Skies
8
Arnaldur Indridason
Blackout (Ragnar Jónasson)
Blackout
9
Ragnar Jónasson
The Blue Fox (Sjon)
The Blue Fox
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Sjon
Butterflies in November (Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir)
Butterflies in November
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Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
The Casket of Time (Andri Snær Magnason)
The Casket of Time
12
Andri Snær Magnason
Children in Reindeer Woods (Kristín Ómarsdóttir)
Children in Reindeer Woods
13
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Codex 1962 (Sjón)
Codex 1962
14
Sjón
The Darkness (Ragnar Jónasson)
The Darkness
15
Ragnar Jónasson
The Day Is Dark (Yrsa Sigurdardottir)
The Day Is Dark
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Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Devil's Island (Einar Kárason)
Devil's Island
17
Einar Kárason
The Draining Lake (Arnaldur Indridason)
The Draining Lake
18
Arnaldur Indridason
Egil's Saga (Anonymous)
Egil's Saga
19
Anonymous
Eirik the Red & Other Icelandic Sagas (Anonymous)
Eirik the Red & Other Icelandic Sagas
20
Anonymous
Eyrbyggja Saga (Anonymous)
Eyrbyggja Saga
21
Anonymous
Faroe-Islander Saga (Robert K Painter (Trans))
Faroe-Islander Saga
22
Robert K Painter (Trans)
The Fish Can Sing (Halldór Laxness)
The Fish Can Sing
23
Halldór Laxness
Fish Have No Feet (Jón Kalman Stefánsson)
Fish Have No Feet
24
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
From the Mouth of the Whale (Sjon)
From the Mouth of the Whale
25
Sjon
Gisli Sursson's Saga & Saga of the People of Eyri (Surssonar)
Gisli Sursson's Saga & Saga of the People of Eyri
26
Surssonar
The Good Shepherd (Gunnar Gunnarsson)
The Good Shepherd
27
Gunnar Gunnarsson
The Great Weaver From Kashmir (Halldór Laxness)
The Great Weaver From Kashmir
28
Halldór Laxness
The Greenhouse (Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir)
The Greenhouse
29
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Gunnloth's Tale (Svava Jakobsdóttir)
Gunnloth's Tale
30
Svava Jakobsdóttir
The Heart of Man (Jón Kalman Stefánsson)
The Heart of Man
31
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Heaven and Hell (Jón Kalman Stefánsson)
Heaven and Hell
32
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Heida: A Shepherd at the Edge of the World (Steinunn Sigurdardóttir)
Heida: A Shepherd at the Edge of the World
33
Steinunn Sigurdardóttir
Heimskringla (Snorri Sturluson)
Heimskringla
34
Snorri Sturluson
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning (Hallgrimur Helgason)
The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning
35
Hallgrimur Helgason
Hotel Silence (Audur Ava Olafsdottir)
Hotel Silence
36
Audur Ava Olafsdottir
House of Evidence (Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson)
House of Evidence
37
Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
Hrafnkel's Saga (Uknown)
Hrafnkel's Saga
38
Uknown
Hypothermia (Arnaldur Indriðason)
Hypothermia
39
Arnaldur Indriðason
I Remember You (Yrsa Sigurðardóttir)
I Remember You
40
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
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