Jon Kalman Stefansson

Published in 2007, Between heaven and earth is the first volume of a novel trilogy by Jón Kalman Stefánsson that was so successful that it led to a  radio drama .

A young sailor crosses the country, carrying a book that caused the loss of his best friend. From this minimalist plot, Jón Kalman paints a poetic and existential fresco.

Mich Beyer, a Breton-language teacher and writer, and Ólöf Pétursdóttir, a translator specializing in Celtic culture and modern and ancient Icelandic literature, have produced a Breton translation of the novel.

The Ísland gallery asked them about this work.