Three Percent Podcast #215: The Icelandic Translator Triptych

Podcast: Three Percent Podcast · Open Letter Books

Opublikowano: 2026-11-02

Over the past two months, Open Letter has released three Icelandic titles—Boudoir by Sigrún Pálsdóttir & Lytton Smith, The Strongest Woman in the World by Steinunn G. Helgadóttir & Larissa Kyzer, and 12 Women + Under a Volcano by Svava Jakobsdóttir & Esja Alyssa Matich—as part of the “Translator Triptych” project, emphasizing the curatorial role translators play. On this special episode, Chad talks to each of the three translators individually about their careers, this particular project, what makes Icelandic literature so interesting, and much more. This episode contains clips from the following tracks, all by Icelandic art...