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OTHER EDITIONS
HAUGROF
Poetry collection
Mál og menning
1987
In this collection you will find the revised version of the books Svarthvít axlabönd, Bakvið maríugleríð and Blindfugl/Svartflug.
SVEFNHJÓLIÐ
A novel
Paperback reissue
Mál og menning
1990
A young man moves with a rickety suitcase and a typewriter into an old cottage in a small village. Soon strange events begin to happen, he has strange dreams, sees sea monsters and is repeatedly thought to be a ghost, regressive, or even related to old ghosts. Svefnhjólið itself is a motorcycle that he travels around the area on, but sometimes he travels without it, because he has a tendency to fall asleep in one place and wake up in another. It turns out that not everything is what it seems.
BRÉFBÁTARIGNINGIN
Short stories
Paperback reissue
Mál og menning
1991
Bréfbátarigningin is one of Gyrðir Elíasson's first prose works, it was published in 1988 and was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Award two years later. There are four stories in the work and they form a narrative curve where the atmosphere is wrapped in a romantic veil of childhood visions and nostalgia; it is everyday and sometimes comical but at the same time dreamy, strange and sometimes scary.
TRÉSMÍÐI Í EILÍFÐINNI
OG FLEIRI SÖGUR
Short stories
Mál og menning
1998
Kristján B. Jónasson wrote an afterword.
The book contains 37 short stories - a selection from Gyrðir's first five short story collections. Ever since Bréfbátarigningin was published in 1988, Gyrðir has nurtured the difficult form of the short story and enriched it with his special way of telling and refined style. This book reflects very well the development of Gyrðir's short stories and is therefore ideal for those who want to get to know his work better.
UNDIR LESLAMPA
Collection of essays
Bjartur
2000
This book contains Gyrðir Elíasson's essays on various authors, Icelandic and foreign, who have achieved varying degrees of fame for their writing. All these are poets who have influenced Gyrðir and his poetry. The writers that Gyrðir discusses are Stefán Jónsson, Þórbergur Þórðarson, Skúli Guðjónsson, Hannes Sigfússon, Jóhann Magnús Bjarnason, Guðmundur Frímann, Richard Brautigan, Bruno Schultz, John Cowper Powys, William Sarayan, Forest Carter and George Mackey Brown.
GANGANDI ÍKORNI OG NÆTURLUKTIN
A novel
Dimma
2006
Gangandi íkorni by Gyrðir Elíasson was first published in 1987 and immediately attracted a lot of attention. The amazing story of the boy Sigmar and his stay in the countryside with an older couple marked a turning point in Icelandic literature. Næturluktin, an independent continuation of the story, was published in 2001 and was also very well received. Here both stories come together in one paperback, together with a detailed afterword by Valgerðar Brynjólfsdóttir.
SANDÁRBÓKIN
PASTORALSÓNATA
A novel
Paperback reissue
Dimma
2007
A divorced painter settles in a trailer park and intends to focus on painting trees. He has suffered various setbacks in life and his stay in this peculiar settlement is another thread thought to tempt him to gain peace of mind. However, various things stand in the way.
OKKURGULUR SANDUR
Various authors
Essay collection
Uppheimar
2010
10 essays on Gyrðir Elíasson's poetry. The collection of essays is intended to shed light on different aspects of Gyrðir Elíasson's authorship in an accessible and informative (but not necessarily academic) way, based on the main question of what our reading experience is from the works of such a unique author. Article writers have all followed Gyrði's writing career for years, and now delve into the depths of the first coherent work devoted to his fiction.
NOKKUR LJÓÐ
Poetry collection
Association of Icelandic Book Publishers
2012
Occasion of release:
The big reading festival 2012
LJÓÐAÚRVAL
1983-2012
Poetry collection
Dimma
2015
Here are a selection of Gyrðirs' poems from a 30-year period, from Svarthvít axlabönd to Hér vex enginn sítrónviður.
MILLI TRJÁNNA
Short stories
Paperback reissue
Dimma
2016
Between the trees is a collection of 47 diverse short stories. The book has received unanimous praise and brought Gyrðir Elíasson the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2011.
GANGANDI ÍKORNI
A novel
Paperback reissue
Dimma
2017
Gangandi íkorni marked a decisive turning point in Gyrðir Elíasson's career when the story was first published in the fall of 1987. According to many, the work also plays a key role in Icelandic literary history, and it has carried the author's fame far beyond the country. It should also be noted that the roots of the story go back even further.
BRÉFBÁTARIGNINGIN
Short stories
Paperback reissue
Forlagið
2024
Bréfbátarigningin is one of Gyrðir Elíasson's first prose works, it was published in 1988 and was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Award two years later. There are four stories in the work and they form a story curve where the atmosphere is wrapped in a romantic veil of childhood visions and nostalgia; it is everyday and sometimes comical but at the same time dreamy, strange and sometimes scary.
LJÓÐASAFN 1
Poetry collection
Dimma
2024
Five of Gyrði's first books of poetry, which have been unavailable for decades, are brought together in one volume and mark the beginning of quality reissues of the poet's works. Svarthvít axlabönd, Tvíbreitt (svig) rúm, Einskonar höfuðlausn, Bakvið maríuglerið and Blindfugl/Svartflug appear here. A must for any book lover's collection.
HÓTELSUMAR
A novel
Reissue
Dimma
2024
A novel that was a kind of foretaste of the famous trilogy, Sandárbókin, Suðurglugginn and Sorgarmarsinn. In Hótelsumar, the narrator returns home after a difficult divorce and tries to reconnect with himself. The book has been unavailable for a long time, but is now being published in a new series of the author's works.
SANDÁRBÓKIN
A novel
Reissue
Dimma
2024
One of the author's most popular stories, strong and haunting, where countless lessons and emotions simmer under the smooth surface. A painter who has settled in a caravan settlement plans to focus on painting trees, but the stay is intended to gain peace of mind after various setbacks in life. The publication is part of a new series of books by Gyrðir Elíasson.
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