Author Information
Jon Kalman Stefansson's Latest Book

Newest Release

  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2014
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
  • Author Rating:
  • Share:

Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • “Stefánsson shares the elemental grandeur of Cormac McCarthy.” -- Eileen Battersby, TLSIn a remote fishing village, a boy and his best friend spend the lonely hours on shore reading and talking about poetry. When the friend, absorbed in a borrow...



  • It is three weeks since the boy came to town, carrying a book of poetry to return to the old sea captain - the poetry that did for his friend Bárður. Three weeks, but already Bárður's ghost has faded. Snow falls so heavily that it binds heaven an...



  • After coming through the blizzard that almost cost them everything, Jens and the boy are far from home, in a fishing community at the edge of the world. Taken in by the village doctor, the boy once again has the sense of being brought back from the g...




  • After coming through the blizzard that almost cost them everything, Jens and the boy are far from home, in a fishing community at the edge of the world.
    Taken in by the village doctor, the boy once again has the sense of being brought back fro...






  • A NEW YORK TIMES GLOBETROTTING PICK!Sometimes, in small places, life becomes bigger.SUMMER LIGHT AND THEN COMES THE NIGHT is a profound and playful masterwork from one of Iceland’s most beloved authors that explores the dreams and desires of ordina...



  • Longlisted for the 2024 Republic of Consciousness US and Canada Prize • A World Literature Today Notable Translation of 2024 • A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2024A spellbinding saga about the inhabitants and inheritors of one ...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jon Kalman Stefansson has published 8 books.

Jon Kalman Stefansson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Your Absence is Darkness, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Jon Kalman Stefansson, Heaven and Hell, was published in March 2014.

No. Jon Kalman Stefansson does not write books in series.