Magnus Magnusson
Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness's is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a wryly provocative novel at once earthy and otherworldly. At its outset, the Bishop of Iceland dispatches a young emissary to investigate certain charges against the pastor at ... [... more]
Random House |
Iceland Travel Map
 The Best Overall Map of Iceland: I recently returned from a two week trip to Iceland, and had a great time. I do wish that I had had this map prior to planning my vacation, though. The map is a 1:600,000 scale map of the entire country, along with inset [... more]
CDN$11.50
Amazon CA |
Philip Roughton
Sometimes grim, sometimes uproarious, and always captivating, by Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness is at once an updating of the traditional Icelandic saga and a caustic social satire. At the close of the 17th century, Iceland is an oppressed Danish . [... more]
Random House |
Halldor Laxness
Halldor Laxness was born near Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1902. His first novel was published when he was seventeen. The undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction, and one of the outstanding novelists of the century, he wrote more than sixty ... [... more]
Random House |
Olaf Olafsson
Olaf Olafsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1962. He studied physics as a Wien Scholar at Brandeis University. He is the author of three previous novels, From the acclaimed Icelandic author of The Journey Home comes a haunting collection of ... [... more]
Random House |
Hugleikur Dagsson
Hugleikur Dagsson is from Iceland. His full name is Thorarinn Hugleikur Dagsson (which means "Thor's eagle mind game son of day"). He graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2002 and has participated in dozens of art shows, mainly ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Viking Age Iceland
New way of looking at history: The strength of this book is that it uses the sagas as a tool to learn more about viking age Iceland rather than ignoring it as folk lore as other historians have in the past. This approach also makes the book a lot more [... more]
CDN$23.50
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The History of Iceland
Brownish, Dry, Shrivelled Statistician: Icelandic history is divided into three epochs: (1) the Saga Period, from the beginnings of settlement to the surrender of sovereignty in 1262; (2) the Colonial Period, under the thumb of first Norway and then [... more]
CDN$25.00
Amazon CA |
Rough Guide Iceland 3e
A Good First Effort for a Great Series: The ROUGH GUIDE series has produced some wonderful books -- I am particularly fond of the titles on France and Scotland, which I have used extensively. This is their first crack at Iceland, and it is a commendable, [... more]
CDN$24.99
Amazon CA |
Lonely Planet Iceland
An excellent, reliable guide: I've just returned from Iceland -- deemed the most expensive country in the world after Japan -- and I was able to keep costs down and still have fun with the help of this guide. There is a thorough section on budget [... more]
CDN$23.95
Amazon CA |
Insight Guide - Iceland
The Best Guide for Planning Your Visit to Iceland: There are two kinds of guidebooks: There are the ones you use for planning a vacation, for background, history, photographs, insights into the people, the language, and various aspects of the society. [... more]
CDN$30.95
Amazon CA |
Iceland Travel Map
The Best Overall Map of Iceland: I recently returned from a two week trip to Iceland, and had a great time. I do wish that I had had this map prior to planning my vacation, though. The map is a 1:600,000 scale map of the entire country, along with inset [... more]
CDN$12.95
Amazon CA |
