Books – Literature

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  Writings by Western Icelandic Women

  Kirsten Wolf (Translator)

  This collection of short stories and poems spans 75 years of writings. It includes translated work by little-known authors such as Undina, “a modest poet,” as well as works in English by prominent writers such as Laura Goodman Salverson, twice a winner of the Governor-General’s Award. From the hopefulness of the early immigration in the 1870s to the conflict of assimilation in the 1950s, the pieces reflect a range of experiences common to immigrant women from many cultures.

  Published January 1997 | Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Icelandic Studies, Literature, Translation, Women’s Studies

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  Western Icelandic Short Stories

  Kirsten Wolf (Translator), Arny Hjaltadottir (Translator)

  This selection of Western Icelandic writings, the first of its kind in English, represents a wide collection of first and second generation Icelandic-Canadian authors. The stories, first published between 1895 and 1930, are set mainly in North America (especially Manitoba). They reflect a weath of literary activity, from the numerous Western Icelandic newspapers and journals, to the reading circles and cultural and literary societies that supported them.

  Published December 1992 | Ethnic Studies, Icelandic Studies, Literature, Social History, Translation