Lit in Translation

Þórunn Erlu-Valdimarsdóttir

Born 1954 · Iceland

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Books on prize lists

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    Icelandic Literary Prize 2010 · Shortlist

    Mörg eru ljónsins eyru

    Title translated by AI:“Many Are the Lion's Ears”

    Þórunn Erlu-Valdimarsdóttir · 56 when first published

    Novel · 324 pages · Crime, Love

    AI-generated summary:The glamorous television presenter Guðrún Óðinsdóttir holds many men's fates in her hands; when a man is found with his head shot through, Detective Leó must dig into the dead man's past.

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    Icelandic Literary Prize 2007 · Shortlist

    Kalt er annars blóð

    Title translated by AI:“Cold Is the Blood of Others”

    Þórunn Erlu-Valdimarsdóttir · 53 when first published

    Novel · 332 pages · Crime

    AI-generated summary:In a cold Reykjavík a raven watches money change hands, cats being run over, houses burned and men shot; when Ása stumbles on a body in a gravel heap in the north, much that was hidden comes to light.