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Short stories

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.

Short stories

Rain in Kraków

April 2, 2010April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Rain in Kraków

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A traveller stuck in a café in Kraków due to rain starts to fantasize about the waitresses’ phone conversations.

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What do fish eat?

March 14, 2010April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
What do fish eat?

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A logician and a computer scientist have a chat about the diet of fish that brings them to non logical conclusions.

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Life, future, commitments and stuff

February 28, 2010March 31, 2024
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Life, future, commitments and stuff

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Javier and Steve discuss their dissimilar views on the future, life, commitments and stuff.

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The young man with the bicycle

February 14, 2010April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The young man with the bicycle

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A young man has his first interaction with his neighbors after one of them accidentally drops a pair of underwear on his terrace.

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Unfinished stories

January 9, 2010March 21, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Unfinished stories

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The daily commute using a crowded subway network is loaded with unfinished stories.

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Camels in Amsterdam

March 1, 2007March 21, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Camels in Amsterdam

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. An Icelandic student in Amsterdam considers an alternative means of transport when it starts snowing.

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