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A room in another world

María Elísabet Bragadóttir

The debut collection of seven short stories by a rising star of Icelandic literature.

The debut collection of seven short stories by a rising star of Icelandic literature. María Elísabet captivates readers with her fresh, unobtrusive feminist perspective and focus on the lives of the younger generation. The stories are captivating, often with surprising twists, subtle humor, or a touch of fantasy, and have a way of sticking in your mind. The leading Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið named the author the discovery of the year, and Icelandic booksellers voted her collection one of the three best works of fiction of the year.

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Original title: HERBERGI Í ÖÐRUM HEIMI
Published: 11/11/2025
Page count: 192
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 978-80-8150-462-4
Recommended price: 17.90 €

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María Elísabet Bragadóttir (1993)

Icelandic author María Elísabet Bragadóttir (born 1993) has a degree in philosophy and has worked as a journalist for an Icelandic daily newspaper and national radio station. Her debut book, a collection of short stories entitled Room in Another World, has earned unanimous ... More.

Zuzana Stankovitsová (1985)

Since 2010 she lives in Iceland, where she studied at the University of Iceland modern Icelandic, and Icelandic history. She holds a degree in Translation Studies from the Commenius University in Bratislava. Since 2010 she has been living in Iceland, where she studied modern Icelandic as well as Medieval Icelandic Studies at the University of Iceland. She is currently ... More.

Mária Rojko (1978)

​Slovak graphic designer living and working in Bratislava. The author of several book covers, booklets and corporate visuals. In September 2014, together with Ida Želinská, opened a gallery focused on book illustrations TOTO! je galéria. Slovak graphic designer living and working in Bratislava. The author of several book covers, booklets and corporate visuals. In September 2014, together with Ida Želinská, opened a gallery focused on book illustrations TOTO! je galéria. More.