SHORT STORIES
BRÉFBÁTARIGNINGIN
Short stories
Mál og menning
1988
NOMINATION
Literary Award
Nordic Council 1990
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.
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HEYKVÍSL OG GÚMMÍSKÓR
Short stories
Mál og menning
1991
DOUBLE BOOK EDITION
The book was published alongside the short stories
Vetraráform um sumarferðalag.
21 short stories, many of them very short, strange adventures that tell of a cat on a hot roof in a rainy village, an old woman who dies and runs away accompanied by birds, a priest who collects strange leaves, a boy who drowned on Snæfellsnes, a ram who was unpleasant with wine and protested people, the first average ghost in Iceland to name a few.
TREGAHORNIÐ
Short stories
Mál og menning
1993
NOMINATION
The European
short story prize 1989
24 new stories
KVÖLD Í LJÓSTURNINUM
Short stories
Mál og menning
1995
Twenty two short stories.
VATNSFÓLKIÐ
Short stories
Mál og menning
1997
The Icelandic Literature Award 1997
Vatnsfólkið contains 25 new stories. In common, they have that world of reluctance and hope that always characterizes Gyrði's stories, where so many things are both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Nothing is what it seems and beneath the calm surface simmers sexual tension. Here, characters who have their roots in reality step forward, for example William Morris and Guðrún from Lund, but in Gyrði's poetic transformation they become peculiarly realistic and memorable.
GULA HÚSIÐ
Short stories
Uppheimar
2000
PRIZES
Halldór Laxness Literary Award 2000
The Icelandic Literature Prize 2000
NOMINATION
Nordic Council Literary Award 2002
This work by Gyrðis contains a collection of diverse and exceptionally well-written short stories. In some of the stories dream and reality merge in an impressive way, so that everything seems possible, and in others the author memorably works with Icelandic folklore. At times the short stories startle the reader, while others are characterized by low-key humor.
STEINTRÉ
Short stories
Uppheimar
2005
NOMINATION
Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize 2009
Twenty four stories. Gyrðir brings out big stories in a few lines, creates an atmosphere that is so close to the reader that he perceives every nuance, color and scent. And at the same time, he opens a view into worlds where big questions about life and death, about people's happiness, their hopes and dreams are discussed.
MILLI TRJÁNNA
Short stories
Uppheimar
2009
NOMINATION
The Icelandic Literature Prize 2009
PRIZES
The Nordic Council's Literary Award 2011
Milli trjánna is a collection of 47 diverse short stories. Here, as before, there are various kinds of horror and wonder, loneliness, dreams, travels, childhood memories and visions of the future, as well as the icy humor that readers know from previous works.
KOPARAKUR
Short stories
Dimma
2014
NOMINATION
The Icelandic Literature Prize 2014
The stories are plain and modest, as Gyrði's works often are, but, just as often before, they are loaded with undertones of turmoil and disorder. These are stories that describe stillness, solitude, isolation and voluntary confinement – which is present both outside and inside.
SKUGGASKIP
Short stories
Dimma
2019
Gyrðir Elíasson adds here to his world of stories, new and sometimes more twisted threads than before. Childhood memories, fragile married life, glimpses into the distant future, a mysterious forest and lost manuscripts, to name a few, are all subjects that are worth getting to know more about in the author's treatment. Skuggaskip is Gyrði's tenth collection of short stories.
GISTIHEIMILIÐ Í BEROUN
Short stories
Dimma
2026
This marks yet another milestone in the author’s journey through the realm of the short story. In this instance, the subject matter of the stories resonates in a distinctive way, even though they do not strictly form a unified cycle. Across seventeen stories, the reader gains insight into the lives of diverse characters who—upon closer inspection—share common ground, whether they are a violinist or a fisheries scientist, a skilled plumber or a father who holds sway in the garage. Themes such as human connections, disappointment, a lack of direction, and the inability to find words when it matters most recur frequently, yet are presented with varying nuances and emphases.
