All authors secretly hope that their works will be read in 100 years' time and 200 years, and that they will somehow survive into the future.

I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.

One thing for sure is it will be written in the Icelandic language. All of my literary work is.

Much of my time is taken up by reading, researching and trying out ideas.

Politics enter dangerous ground, when people proclaim there are simple answers for our complex world.

I have to face questions like, "Do I simply write the best text I possibly can? Do I specifically engage with contemporary issues? 'Do I consciously try to write something that is timeless?"

I'm not one of those writers who writes everyday.