The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Reykjavik
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2653 | Iceland’s Bell | Halldor Laxness | 1943 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 4796 | The Fish Can Sing | Halldor Laxness | 1957 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 5601 | Jar City | Arnaldur Indriðason | 2000 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 6309 | Burial Rites | Hannah Kent | 2013 | Australian | English | |
| 8699 | Silence Of The Grave | Arnaldur Indriðason | 2003 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 8798 | World Light | Halldor Laxness | 1937 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 10969 | This Machine Kills Secrets | Andy Greenberg | 2012 | Unknown | English | |
| 11635 | The Means Of Reproduction | Michelle Goldberg | 2009 | American | English | |
| 14984 | Angels Of The Universe | Einar Már Guðmundsson | 1993 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 14984 | Europe | Norman Davies | 1996 | British | English | |
| 17122 | Miss Iceland | Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir | 2018 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | Magma | Thora Hjörleifsdóttir | 2019 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | The Book Of Reykjavik | Becca Parkinson, Vera Juliusdottir | 2020 | Unknown | English | |
| 17122 | Quake | Auður Jónsdóttir | 2015 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | A Fist Or A Heart | Kristín Eiríksdóttir | 2017 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | Woman At 1000 Degrees | Hallgrímur Helgason | 2011 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | Moonstone | Sjón | 2013 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | 101 Reykjavik | Hallgrímur Helgason | 1996 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | Atlas Of An Anxious Man | Christoph Ransmayr | 2016 | Austrian | German | |
| 17122 | Diplomacy | Henry A. Kissinger | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17122 | M Train | Patti Smith | 2015 | American | English | |
| 17122 | The Last Odyssey | James Rollins | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17122 | The Silk Roads | Peter Frankopan | 2015 | British | English | |
| 17122 | Að Laufferjum And Að Brunnum | Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson | Icelandic | Icelandic | ||
| 17122 | Justice Undone | Thor Vilhjálmsson | 1986 | Icelandic | Icelandic | |
| 17122 | For The Living And The Dead | Tomas Tranströmer | 1989 | Swedish | Swedish | |
| 17122 | Hotel Silence | Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir | 2016 | Icelandic | Icelandic |