Asta Sigurðardottir: A Rediscovered Voice in German Translation

It’s exciting to announce that Asta Sigurðardottir’s acclaimed collection of stories,

"These female characters are absolutely modern," writes Christiane Pöhlmann in today's FAZ about the book. "Even those who read a lot will be repeatedly surprised and gifted by Sigurðardóttir's language through her imagery and expressions. She is able to make her peripheral characters perceive the world poetically. [...] Thus, the thirteen texts form a panorama of post-war Iceland that, with its breadth and linguistic beauty, shows: While the island state may be far away, this voice fits seamlessly into the chorus of European literary voices."