Books by Philip Roughton
“This is one of my favourite books, full stop. Fluid and endlessly questioning, this prize-winning work of autofiction explores how a woman finds and makes her place in the world and in relationship—with the earth, with kin, with lovers, with ancestors, and with her words—when capitalism is creeping in to commodify every blade of grass.” Read more...
Sarah Thomas, Memoirist
“An affecting, timeless novel about the lives of turn-of-the-20th-century Icelandic fishermen.” Read more...
Sarah Thomas, Memoirist
Interviews where books by Philip Roughton were recommended
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1
Heaven and Hell
by Jón Kalman Stefánson, translated by Philip Roughton -
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Land of Love and Ruins
by Oddný Eir, translated by Philip Roughton -
3
The Blue Fox
by Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb -
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On Time and Water
by Andri Snaer Magnason, translated by Lytton Smith -
5
The Social Life of Dreams: A Thousand Years of Negotiated Meanings in Iceland
by Adrienne Heijnen
The best books on Iceland, recommended by Sarah Thomas
The best books on Iceland, recommended by Sarah Thomas
Those seeking insight into the otherworldly landscape and unique culture of Iceland would do well to read these five books, ranging from a work of ethnography to a spellbinding fantasy novel, selected for us by the award-winning memoirist Sarah Thomas. In Iceland, she explains, the landscape “is a protagonist, not a backdrop; one from which we can learn everything we need to know.”
