We are delighted to announce that Pedro Gunnlaugur Garcia’s celebrated novel, LUNGS, the recipient of the prestigious 2022 Icelandic Literary Prize, has been acquired by Anaya for distribution in Spain, Mexico, and Colombia. This compelling work has already captivated audiences across Brazil, France, Germany, Portugal, and Poland, and is poised to enchant even more readers [...]
Today, April 23, marks 122 years since the birth of Halldor Laxness and today, the Reykjavik Literary Agency (RLA) officially takes over the management of the Nobel laureate's works internationally, which for nearly half a century was handled by the Danish agency Licht & Licht, later Licht & Burr, in Copenhagen. There is significant interest [...]
We're pleased to introduce Skuli Sigurdsson, a talented crime writer born in 1985, who is joining our agency's roster. Sigurdsson's debut novel, Big Brother, has earned him recognition and acclaim in the literary world. Sigurdsson's accomplishments include winning the Icelandic Crime Novel Award for Big Brother and its nomination for the 2023 Glass Key Award. [...]
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, [...]
The 16th of November is the ‘Icelandic Language Day’. Each year, the Icelandic Government awards an individual the ‘Jonas Hallgrimsson Award’ for their outstanding contribution to the Icelandic language, through writing, research or education. This year, the author Arnaldur Indridason received the award. The panel said that Arnaldur has woven together the old and the [...]
The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason has been nominated for The Best Translated Crime Novel of 2021 in Sweden, by Svenska Deckarakademin (The Swedish Crime Academy). Arnaldur has previously won this award, also known as The Martin Beck Award, in 2005 for his novel Voices. The Girl by the Bridge is the second [...]
Olafur Gunnar Gudlaugsson has won the 2021 Icelandic Children’s Book Award for his novel Lightbringer, the first installment of The Last Warlock trilogy. Four young people set out to investigate the mysterious death of their mentor. All possess magical gifts but have mastered their powers to varying degrees. They soon discover that nothing in their [...]
Three of our authors are on the shortlist for the European Union Prize for Literature 2021 shortlist! ICELANDIC WINNER: Runaround by Sigrun Palsdottir A riveting story of a young Icelandic woman who takes fate into her own hands, steals a priceless historical artifact and somehow ends up in The Metropolitan Museum of New York. A genuinely [...]
Gerdur Kristny recently received the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize 2021 in the Children's Fiction category for her novel, Idunn and Grandpa Punk! The panel said that: „Gerdur Kristny writes with effortless humour, poetic rhythm and a contagious love for language.” When Idunn’s brand new bicycle disappears, it can mean only one thing – the sisters [...]
On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason is nominated for the 2021 Nordic Council Literature Prize! The prize has been awarded since 1962 and its purpose is to promote interest in the literature and language of the neighbouring Nordic countries. It is awarded annually along with the other Nordic Council prizes for music, film, and [...]