Author: Born in Reykjavik in 1962, Sjon is a celebrated Icelandic poet and novelist whose works include From the Mouth of the Whale and The Blue Fox (both by Telegram). He has won the Nordic Council Literary Prize, the equivalent of the Man Booker Prize, and 'Best Icelandic Novel' in 2005 for The Whispering Muse. His novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. Sjon is the president of the Icelandic PEN Centre and the director of the board of Reykjavik UNESCO city of Literature. Also a songwriter, Sjon has written lyrics for Bjork, including for her most recent musical project, Biophilia. Translator: Victoria Cribb lived in Iceland for many years. She now lives in England, where she is completing a PhD in Old Icelandic Literature at the University of Cambridge. Her translations include three novels in collaboration with Olaf Olafsson, as well as numerous other pieces of fiction and non-fiction.