About the Size of the Universe * Jon Kalman Stefansson

A poetic, multi-generational family saga that explores how love, secrets, and tragedy echo across decades in Iceland.

The story is anchored by a man named Ari, who has returned home to Iceland after years away to visit his dying father. This reunion forces him to confront his family's deeply complicated past. The narrative weaves between Ari's modern-day reflections and the vivid stories of his grandparents and parents throughout the 20th century.

Translated from Icelandic by Philip Roughton.

Literary awards: Icelandic Literary Prize Nominee for fiction (2015), Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2017)

First published in Icelandic in 2015. First Great Britain publication in 2018 by MacLehose Press.