10 November — Hallgrimur Helgason in Aarhus, Denmark
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
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
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
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
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
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 [...]