The Draining Lake (translated by Bernard Scudder)Īrctic Chill (translated by Bernard Scudder and Victoria Cribb) Silence of the Grave (translated by Bernard Scudder) – winner: CWA Gold Dagger Award | winner: Glass Key Award Jar City (translated by Bernard Scudder) – winner: Glass Key Award He says that his aim is a simple one: he ‘wants to really understand Erlendur’.Īrnaldur lives in Reykjavik with his wife and three children. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key (for Jar City and for Silence of the Grave) and the CWA Gold Dagger (for Silence of the Grave).Īs of 2019, the series included 14 novels: his Detective Erlendur titles Sons of Dust and Silent Kill have yet to be translated into English. Arnaldur’s books have been published in 26 countries and translated into at least 24 languages. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Detective Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. In 2004, Indriðason’s books made up seven of the 10 most borrowed from the Reykjavik library.

His books have since sold over 10 million copies worldwide. During the summer of 2003, in one week his crime novels occupied the top five spots in the Icelandic bestseller list. He worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. During this period he edited two reference books on Icelandic cinema. Indriðason graduated with a degree in History from the University of Iceland in 1996.Īs part of his degree, he wrote a dissertation on Icelandic films, which helped Indriðason to land a job writing on film for Morgunbladid, the biggest newspaper in the country. Jolabokaflod Christmas Book Flood | Recommending readingĪrnaldur Indriðason was born in Reykjavik on 28 January 1961, the son of fellow Icelandic writer Indriði G Thorsteinsson.

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