Halldór Laxness is one of Iceland’s most beloved authors and its only winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955. Translated by Philip Roughton Wayward Heroes The Gold Dagger Award winner follows his previous novel, Reykjavik Nights, with another classic Icelandic crime thriller. The brilliant investigator juggles multiple cases-a missing person, a mangled body-as he grows weary of a foreign military presence. Local authorities are left with many questions after a mysterious boat crash in Reykjavik, like what happened to the family who was supposed to be on board, and whose body washed up down shore at the same time as the crash?Īs the newest book in the Erlendur detective series, Into Oblivion follows the series protagonist, Erlendur, as a young detective. Yrsa Sigurðardóttir The Silence of the SeaĪward-winning author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir returns with a new entry in the best-selling Thora Gudmundsdottir detective series. Authors and musicians incorporate elements of the country’s aesthetics into their work to create stories and music unique to Iceland. Despite the country’s small population, Iceland has a rich literary culture and a thriving music scene often centered around its iconic landscapes.
From epic sagas of the thirteenth century to modern crime fiction, Icelandic literature has something for everyone.
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