This anthology offers the reader a new image of Iceland, one that goes far beyond the old myths of elves and proud Viking sagas. Halldór Laxness, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, and Sjón, to name just a few of Iceland's finest storytellers, present modern Iceland of the 20th century and tell us about the land of tales and wonders, its nature, and above all, its inhabitants and their stories.