Arnaldur Indriðason

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Arnaldur Indriðason
Arnaldur Indriðason at the Helsinki Book Fair, Finland, 2004
Born	(1961-01-28) 28 January 1961 (age 63) Reykjavík, Iceland
Genre	crime fiction

Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced [ˈartnaltʏr ˈɪntrɪðasɔn]; born 28 January 1961^[1])^[2] is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur.^[3]

Arnaldur was born in Reykjavík on 28 January 1961, the son of writer Indriði G. Þorsteinsson. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) in 1996. He worked as a journalist for the newspaper Morgunblaðið from 1981 to 1982, and later as a freelance writer. From 1986 to 2001, he was a film critic for Morgunblaðið.

His first book, Sons of Earth (Synir duftsins) came out in 1997, the first in the series with Detective Erlendur. The first two novels in the series have not yet been translated into English.^[4] As of 2013^[update], the series included 14 novels. Arnaldur is considered one of the most popular writers in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists time and again.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, his books were 7 of the 10 most popular titles borrowed in Reykjavík City Library^{[citation needed]}. In 2006, his Erlendur novel Mýrin was made into a film, known internationally as Jar City, by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur.^[5]

Arnaldur's novels have sold over 14 million copies worldwide, in 40 languages, including Arabic, Russian, Polish, German, Greek, Danish, Catalan, English, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Hungarian, Chinese, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian, French, Serbian, Slovenian and Turkish .

The 2023 film Operation Napoleon is based on Indriðason's novel of the same name.^[6]

Arnaldur received the Glass Key award, a literature prize for the best Nordic crime novel, in 2002 and 2003. He won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award in 2005 for his novel Silence of the Grave. He won the world's most lucrative crime fiction award, the RBA Prize for Crime Writing worth €125,000, in 2013 for Shadow Alley (Skuggasund).^{[7][note 1]}

• Synir duftsins (Sons of The Dust), 1997^{[note 2]}
• Dauðarósir (Silent Kill), 1998^{[note 2]}
• Mýrin (Jar City), 2000. Trans. 2004
• Grafarþögn (Silence of the Grave), 2001. Trans. 2006
• Röddin (Voices), 2003. Trans. 2007
• Kleifarvatn (The Draining Lake), 2004.^[8] Trans. 2008
• Vetrarborgin (Arctic Chill), 2005.^[9] Trans. 2009
• Harðskafi (Hypothermia), 2007. Trans. 2010
• Myrká (Outrage), 2008. Trans. 2012
• Svörtuloft (Black Skies), 2009. Trans. 2013
• Furðustrandir (Strange Shores), 2010. Trans. 2014

• Einvígið (The Duel), 2011^{[note 2]}
• Reykjavíkurnætur (Reykjavik Nights), 2012. Trans. 2015
• Kamp Knox (Oblivion), 2014. Published in the U.S. as Into Oblivion, 2016

• Skuggasund (The Shadow District), 2013. Trans. 2017
• Þýska húsið (The Shadow Killer), 2015. Trans. 2018
• Petsamo, 2016.

• Myrkrið veit (The Darkness Knows), 2017. Trans. 2021
• Stúlkan hjá brúnni (The Girl by the Bridge), 2018. Trans. 2023
• Tregasteinn (The Quiet Mother), 2019
• Þagnarmúr (Wall of Silence), 2020
• Kyrrþey, 2022
• Sæluríkið, 2023

• Napóleonsskjölin (Operation Napoleon), 1999. Trans. 2011
• Bettý, 2003^{[note 2]}
• Konungsbók, 2006^{[note 2]}

• Sigurverkið, 2021

• Leyndardómar Reykjavíkur 2000 (one chapter; 2000)
• Reykjavík-Rotterdam (screenplay co-writer, 2008)

• List of Icelandic writers
• Icelandic literature