The Little Book of Icelanders by Alda Sigmundsdóttir

// Essay // Humor // published: 2013 // 110 pages

Did you know that “the Icelandic telephone directory lists people with some charming and, uh, unconventional professions. Did you know, for example, that in Iceland there are 6 winners, 9 wizards, 3 alien trainers, 18 cowboys, 52 princesses, 14 ghost exterminators, 1 former tough guy, 59 Jedi masters, and (my personal favorite) two chicken whisperers?”

The reason?

Discover it in The Little Book of Icelanders, in which journalist, writer and translator Alda Sigmundsdóttir paints a delicious, funny and very well-documented portrait of her native country in 50 snapshots.

The Ísland gallery offers a unique selection in France of photo, story, history, and humor books directly from Iceland. It is open Friday to Monday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Did you know that "the Icelandic telephone directory records people with some charming and, er, unconventional professions. Did you know, for example, that in Iceland there are 6 winners, 9 wizards, 3 alien trainers, 18 cowboys, 52 princesses, 14 ghost exterminators, one former tough guy, 59 Jedi masters and (personally my favorite) 2 hen's ear whisperers".

The reason?

Discover it in The Little Book of Icelanders, in which journalist, writer and translator Alda Sigmundsdóttir paints a tasty, funny and well-documented portrait of her native country in 50 snapshots.

The Ísland gallery offers a selection of photography, storytelling, history and humor books direct from Iceland, never before available in France. Open Friday to Monday, 2pm to 7pm.