Dr. Ici Vanwesenbeeck, with author Ragnar J贸nasson (right) and Iceland Prime Minister Katr铆n Jakobsd贸ttir (left).
Department of English Professor Ici Vanwesenbeeck recently interviewed Katr铆n Jakobsd贸ttir, the prime minister of Iceland, and writer Ragnar J贸nasson at Scandinavia House in New York City.
The discussion centered around their new crime fiction book "Reykjavik" which was released recently in the U.S.
Dr. Vanwesenbeeck teaches about the novel in her ENGL 399 Icelandic Noir course, and also teaches a study abroad course in Iceland.
鈥淩eykjavik鈥 is a classic thriller about Lara, a teenager who goes missing on the island of Videy, off the coast of Reykjavik, in 1956. The case remains open until 1986 when Sunna, a young woman completing her comparative literature degree as a graduate student, makes a breakthrough in the case.
