xtrasThe 2026 Icelandic Translator Triptych
Join us for a celebration of Icelandic literature in translation on October 6 with authors Steinunn G. Helgadóttir and Sigrún Pálsdóttir, in conversation with translator Larissa Kyzer! Now out from Open Letter, the 2026 Translator Triptych (Iceland) features three novels—including Steinunn G. Helgadóttir’s The Strongest Woman in the World and Sigrún Pálsdóttir’s Boudoir—that have been acclaimed since their publication in Icelandic, and are now available in English translation.
- 120 minutes
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