The Whispering Muse (2005)
Winner — The Icelandic Bookseller's Prize 2005
2005
135 pages
Fiction
The Whispering Muse (2005)
An elderly Icelander joins a Danish merchant ship on its way to the Black Sea. During the voyage, an old sailor called Caeneus tells the tale of how he sailed with Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
An opera based on the novel was premiered in Copenhagen in 2013.
Awards
Won
- The Icelandic Bookseller's Prize 2005
Rights Sold
Translation rights sold
BasquePasazaite Liburuak
Czech RepublicDybbuk
DenmarkAthene/audio Den Grimme Ælling
Faroe IslandsNylendi
FinlandLike
HungaryGondolat Kiado
NorwayTiden
SpainNórdica
TurkeyMonkl
UKCanongate
USAFarrar, Straus & Giroux