''Hundadagar'' ('Dog-Days') is a 2015 novel by

Einar Már Guðmundsson Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 18 September 1954 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author of novels, short stories, and poetry. His books have been translated into several languages. Background Guðmundsson grew up in Reykjavík. In 1979 he re ...

, published in Reykjavík by Mál og menning. It won the 2015 Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin in the literature category.Kristján Guðjónsson, 'Þeir hljóta íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin: Einar Már, Gunnar Helga og Gunnar Þór hljóta verðlaunin í ár', ''DV'' 10 February 2016, http://www.dv.is/menning/2016/2/10/islensku-bokmenntaverdlaunin-2015/ . It is set between the 1720s and the 1820s and prominently features the English collector of (''inter alia'') Icelandic manuscripts

Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James ...

Translations

* ''Hundedage'', trans. by Erik Skyum-Nielsen (København: Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2015), nd edn 2016, ; 9788711485828

References

2015 novels Icelandic novels Novels set in Iceland Novels set in the 18th century Novels set in the 19th century Icelandic-language novels Mál og menning books {{2010s-hist-novel-stub