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. The genre of Börkur’s short stories is mostly realistic fiction but mixed with fantasy, creating a blurry boundary between fiction and reality. The stories are illustrated by the author himself or by his friends.
A selection of the short stories can be found in the short story collections 999 Abroad and Talk to Strangers. In addition to English, Börkur also writes short stories in Spanish and Icelandic.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Eindride makes small-talk with familiar strangers in his wife’s company’s annual Christmas party.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Emil visits his grandfather who is traveling through space and time.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Valur is confronted with a decision about the future when the past knocks on his door.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A traveler ventures to Buenos Aires and gets to know the chain of love.
A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The Minister for Culture is presented with the concept of a virtual reality zoo and it is not quite what he was expecting.