Familiar Strangers
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Eindride makes small-talk with familiar strangers in his wife’s company’s annual Christmas party.
Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Fiction by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Short stories by the Icelandic fiction writer Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Börkur’s short stories fall mostly within the genre of realistic fiction but are mixed with fantasy, creating a blurry boundary between fiction and reality. His short stories are typically inspired by actual real events, but the narration is exaggerated, satirized and transferred to a different context, gradually moving the story from reality into the realm of fiction.
A selection of the short stories can be found in the short story collections 999 Abroad and Talk to Strangers. The books are available from online retailers such as Amazon (including Kindle), Apple’s iBooks store, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Storytel.
In addition to English, Börkur also writes short stories in Spanish and Icelandic. The short stories are illustrated by the author himself or by his friends.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Eindride makes small-talk with familiar strangers in his wife’s company’s annual Christmas party.
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