“Skipasund was his parents‘ home. His mother moved into the basement when I arrived, for the young people to take over the upper floor, along with the living room glass cabinet, the plush sofa and the great floor lamp. I adopted the ceramic birds in the cabinet and found a cover for the sofa.”
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Fréttir
Friday 15. May 2020
The Reykjavík City of Literature has invited Durban writer, publisher and literacy promoter Fiona Khan for a one month stay in Reykjavík in October 2020. This is the second year of the... Meira
Fréttir
Thursday 7. May 2020
Five books have been shortlisted for the 2020 poetry prize Maístjarnan. The award will be handed out later this month.
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Steinunn Sigurðardóttir
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Barnabókaverðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur
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Barnabókaverðlaun Reykjavíkurborgar
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Sumardagur bókarinnar
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