Úrval smásagna

36 short stories from previously published books by Þórarinn Eldjárn, spanning the years 1981 to 2021.

The stories are selected by Kristján Þórður Hrafnsson, who also provides an afterword. In it, he writes, among other things:

From Þórarinn’s short stories, one can easily discern a message that might be expressed something like this: See how complex and strange life can be. We human beings are curiously put together—contradictory and fallible, often the victims of chance and circumstances beyond our control, at times mere playthings of our own thoughts, feelings, and desires. Each of us is, in our own way, more or less of a mystery.

Þórarinn Eldjárn’s humor lends human life the charm of diversity, disorder, and eccentricity. With a smile, he helps us face the strangeness within ourselves and the absurdity of existence.

ISBN 9789935988706

Author Þórarinn Eldjárn

Publisher Gullbringa, 2026

Format Hardcover, 23 cm

Pages 471