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In October 2020 Hallgrímur Helgason went on a reading tour with his latest novel in German, 60 Kilo Sonnenschein. Despite the Corona virus, the trip was made possible with limited audiences and live streaming. Helgason read in Litarturhaus München, in the Buchhandlung Herschel in Berlin, in Literaturhaus Kiel, Literaturhaus [...]

Ísland er tjaldstæði - ræða Hallgrímur Helgason er meðal sýnenda á samsýningunni "Allt sem sýnist - Raunveruleiki á striga 1970 -2020" sem opnaði á Kjarvalsstöðum þann 25. júní 2020. Þar sýnir hann 5 málverk úr seríu sinni "Málað á myrkur" frá árinu 2015, og einnig málverkið stóra af Karlakórnum Heimi frá árinu 2000. Vi [...]

#TIMETOLISTEN In the time of the Covid 19, Goethe Institut in Berlin asked a group of international writers to record a story in their homes, for people who are stuck in their apartments in quarantine, under the hashtag #timetolisten and #zeitzuzuhören. Among the writers invited were Herta Müller, Sofie Oksanen and TC Boy [...]

The Art of Becoming Sixty Back in February 2019, Hallgrimur Helgason celebrated his sixtieth birthday in Reykjavik. He invited some friends for a party where he did a little stand-up routine about  the fact that he was getting old. Here is part of it on video. [...]

Woman at 1000°" is a Puppet in Cologne! Schauspiel Köln, a theatre in Cologne, Germany, has produced a puppet theatre version of Hallgrimur Helgason's novel "Woman at 1000°" from 2011. The theatre version was done by Gabriele Hänel and premiered at the end of January 2020. Director was Moritz Sostmann. More. [...]

On 23 October 2019 Hallgrímur Helgason gave a lecture at a conference titled ‘Nordic Branding and the Reception of the Nordic Model Abroad’, held at the University of Edinburgh. The conference was chaired by Mr. Alan Macniven, Head of Scandinavian Studies, Department of European Languages & Cultures at The University o [...]

10 November — Hallgrimur Helgason in Aarhus, Denmark Sunday 10th of November 2019, Hallgrimur Helgason will be in conversation with his Danish translator Kim Lembek at the MIBpakhusene in Aarhus Denmark. More. [...]

5 November — Hallgrimur Helgason in Sandefjord, Norway Tuesday 5th of November 2019, Hallgrimur Helgason will be appearing with fellow Norwegian writer Tore Renberg at the Vestfold Literature Week. More. [...]

3 November — Hallgrimur Helgason in Toronto Sunday the 3rd of November 2019, Hallgrimur Helgason will be appearing at the Toronto International Festival of Authors. More. [...]

23 October — Hallgrimur Helgason at the University of Edinburgh Wednesday, 23rd of October 2019, Hallgrimur Helgason will give a lecture at the end of the Nordic Branding and The Reception of the Nordic Model Abroad Conference held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. More. [...]

Sixty Kilos of Sunshine wins Icelandic Literature Prize 2018 The President of Iceland, Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, presented the Icelandic Literary Prize for 2018 at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence, on the 29th of January 2019. This is the 30th time that the prize is awarded and the ceremony was broadcast live on [...]

Seasick in Munich, is out in Danish this week Helgason's autobiographical novel of 2015, Seasick in Munich, is out in Danish this week. Translated by Kim Lembek and published by Lindhardt&Ringhof. BUY THE BOOK TEST READ 1 He sat by the window and watched West Germany rush by. Roads, trees and houses sprinted by [...]