Books

Discover our curated selection of Icelandic literature, ranging from award-winning fiction to compelling non-fiction and children's books.

Night Watch (1990)

Frida A. Sigurdardottir

1990

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193 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

Hella (1990)

Hallgrimur Helgason

1990

Fiction

Killing in the Deep of Night (1989)

Thor Vilhjalmsson

1989

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245 pages

Fiction

The Saga of Gunnlod (1987)

Svava Jakobsdottir

1987

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196 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

The Thief of Time (1986)

Steinunn Sigurdardottir

1986

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207 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

The Grey Moss Glows (1986)

Thor Vilhjalmsson

1986

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267 pages

Modern Classics

Historical Fiction

Epilogue of Raindrops (1986)

Einar Mar Gudmundsson

1986

Fiction

Flowers on the Roof (1985)

Brian Pilkington, Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir

1985

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24 pages

Picture Books

Children's Books

Wingbeat on the Rooftops (1983)

Einar Mar Gudmundsson

1983

Fiction

The Knights of the Spiral Stairs (1982)

Einar Mar Gudmundsson

1983

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199 pages

Fiction

Devils' Isle Trilogy (1983-1989)

Einar Karason

1983

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615 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

Poor People (1976)

Tryggvi Emilsson

1976

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378 pages

autobiography

Modern Classics

A Parish Chronicle (1970)

Halldor Laxness

1970

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148 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

The Lodger (1969)

Svava Jakobsdottir

1969

Modern Classics

Fiction

Under the Glacier (1968)

Halldor Laxness

1968

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334 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

The Noose (1968)

Jakobina Sigurdardottir

1968

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120 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

Tomas Jonsson: A Bestseller (1966)

Gudbergur Bergsson

1966

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400 pages

Fiction

Paradise Reclaimed (1960)

Halldor Laxness

1960

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301 pages

Fiction

The Fish Can Sing (1957)

Halldor Laxness

1957

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316 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

The Stones Speak (1956)

Thorbergur Thordarson

1956

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255 pages

Modern Classics

Historical Fiction

Phases in the Life of a Nation (1955)

Indridi G. Thorsteinsson

1955

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358 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

Wayward Heroes (1952)

Halldor Laxness

1952

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472 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

The Atom Station (1948)

Halldor Laxness

1948

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284 pages

Modern Classics

Fiction

Iceland’s Bell (1943-46)

Halldor Laxness

1943

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484 pages

Fiction