Eitur fyrir byrjendur in German!
The cover of Eitur fyrir byrjendur was designed by Una Lorenzen.
My second novel, Eitur fyrir byrjendur (Poison for beginners), will be published in Germany next year by Kozempel & Timm publishing . The book was originally published by Nýhil in 2006, but Iceland’s biggest publisher, Mál & menning, bought the rights earlier this year.
The book was very well received by critics in Iceland when it was published (reviews in Icelandic can be read here). The book is about two young roommates, Halldór and Herdís, and their self-destructive and dysfunctional ways. When Herdís brings a potted plant into the household, as well as the gender student Högni, Halldór loses the ability to leave the house and becomes obsessed with the history of poisoning.