Philip Roughton

30 books

About the Size of the Universe by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

About the Size of the Universe

Fish have no feet #2

Jón Kalman Stefánsson

352 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction philosophy adventurous reflective slow-paced
Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Ashes to Dust

Þóra Guðmundsdóttir #3

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

360 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Book of Reykjavik by Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Andri Snær Magnason, Þórarinn Eldjárn, Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson, Friðgeir Einarsson, Fríða Ísberg, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Auður Jónsdóttir, Björn Halldórsson

The Book of Reykjavik

Reading the City

Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Andri Snær Magnason, Þórarinn Eldjárn, Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson, Friðgeir Einarsson, Fríða Ísberg, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Auður Jónsdóttir, Björn Halldórsson

144 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
The Day is Dark by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The Day is Dark

Þóra Guðmundsdóttir #4

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

421 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
Fish Have No Feet by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Fish Have No Feet

Fish have no feet #1

Jón Kalman Stefánsson

384 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indriðason

The Girl by the Bridge

Konráð #2

Arnaldur Indriðason

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Great Weaver from Kashmir by Halldór Laxness

The Great Weaver from Kashmir

Halldór Laxness

450 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Heart of Man by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

The Heart of Man

Heaven and Hell Trilogy #3

Jón Kalman Stefánsson

368 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Heaven and Hell

Heaven and Hell Trilogy #1

Jón Kalman Stefánsson

215 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Iceland's Bell by Halldór Laxness

Iceland's Bell

Halldór Laxness

425 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary reflective slow-paced