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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Nominations for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2013 were announced today.
Iceland has two of the 14 nominations, the novel Konan við 1000º – Herbjörg María Björnsson segir frá by Hallgrímur Helgason, and a collection of short stories, Valeyrarvalsinn, by Guðmundur Andri Thorsson.
Icelandic author Gyrdir Elíasson received the 2011 Nordic Council Literature Prize for the short story collection Milli trjánna (‘Between the Trees’; 2009).
He was awarded a prize worth ISK 7.5 million (USD 66,000, EUR 46,000) at the Nordic Council Session in Copenhagen earlier this month.
A recent poll conducted by Capacent-Gallup, found that 67 percent of Icelanders bought books as gifts last Christmas.
The winner of the 2013 Nordic Council Literature Prize will be announced next spring.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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