A review by analis
Drápa by Gerður Kristný, Rory McTurk, Alexandra Buhl

5.0

I met the Icelandic poet Gerdur Kristny at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2018. During a ride from the venue to the hotel she told this story and I was riveted. At the time, her epic poem of this Reykjavik murder had not been translated into English and so I have had to wait to read it. It was worth the wait. “This is Viking poetry at its most contemporary.” I highly recommend this: Gerdur presents the crime by having the devil tell the story (and the illustration of the devil/bat is perfect).