Björn Halldórsson is the senior editor of The Bridge Reviews, a web platform dedicated to English-language reviews of Icelandic literature. His first book, Smáglæpir (Misdemeanors), won the 2016 Icelandic Literature Centre’s Grassroots Grant. His second book, Stol (Route 1), was published in February 2021. He lives in Reykjavík.
SINCE THE MILLENNIUM, the availability of English translations of Icelandic literature has grown exponentially. It is impossible to dismiss the effect of Nordic Noir in this developme…