TRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON Publisher, UK: Penguin Random House / Vintage Classics. Publisher, US: Archipelago. On a winter night, an eleven-year-old Salvör and her unmarried mother Sigurlína disembark at the remote, run-down fishing village of Óseyri, where life is “lived in fish and consists of fish.” The two struggle to make their way amidst the rough, [...]
We are proud to represent the winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize! In the category of fiction, Hallgrimur Helgason received the prize for his bestselling novel Sixty Kilos of Knockouts, the stand-alone sequel to the award-winning novel Sixty Kilos of Sunshine, which won the prize in 2018. “Hallgrimur Helgason’s novel is an imposing, powerful and imaginative [...]
The Icelandic Booksellers' Prize has been announced. Congratulations to our talented authors! Sixty Kilos of Knockouts, by Hallgrimur Helgason The Icelandic Booksellers‘ Prize for Best Novel of 2021 (2nd place) I Break Down 100%, by Eydis Blöndal The Icelandic Booksellers‘ Prize for Best Poetry Book of 2021 (1st place) Teething, by Thordis Helgadottir The Icelandic [...]