Target language: English
Translator credit documented in the current catalog record.
Page sections
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Book overview
Family, work, and belonging move through this reflective novel as it shifts between Myvatn and the wider literary scene.
Rights summary
Documented rights routes are already placed
DA rights have already resulted in a documented translation.
DE rights have already resulted in a documented translation.
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Documentation
The record is usable for scouting, but source verification and contributor detail are still being assembled.
Sources
Title
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Publisher
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Release date
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Language
Translated EN edition documented in the current catalog record.
Translator
Translator credit documented in the current catalog record.
Rights contact
Contact publisher for rights
Cover source
Cover source still being documentedContributors
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Translator
Translator credit documented in the current catalog record.
Rights & markets
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Rights and markets
This edition does not yet have territory-specific rights claims on record.
Documentation trust
Translation intelligence
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Translation trust
Icelandic → English
Direct translation
Translator attribution
David Mercer
publisher website
Relationship summary
This work currently has 5 documented editions across 5 languages.
Documented movement already reaches Danish, German, and English.
Translation route
This edition appears to have been translated straight from the source language.
Started in
Icelandic
Source language
This edition
English
Edition language
Disclosure: Disclosed · Verification: Well documented · Translation-path methodology
Translated EN edition documented in the current catalog record.
Other editions
Content context
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Content context
Genre and tone
Documentation
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Documentation status
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Direct source links
Provenance and verification
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Recorded source references
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Rights across editions
Documented rights routes are already placed
Status on record
0
In negotiation
0
Sold
2
Unavailable
0
Unknown
0
Danish translation rights
Sold to ForlagiðDA rights have already resulted in a documented translation.
German translation rights
Sold to ForlagiðDE rights have already resulted in a documented translation.
Translation corridor context
40 works from Iceland still look relevant for Ukrainian scouting.
This title
Danish translation rights: Sold to Forlagið.
Route signal
0 rights availability records and 40 scouting candidates are currently visible for this corridor.
Find translators for this route
1 public translator profile currently list Icelandic → Ukrainian.
Market context
Comparable works typically reach 1-5 language markets.
Current reach
This title is currently visible in 5 languages across 5 editions.
Signals
Already moving in Danish, German, and English.
Similar works typically travel to English, German, and Danish markets.
Work-level route status: expansion opportunity. Ukrainian, English, and German still sit outside the current documented translation footprint.
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Comparable titles
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Long Day from Myvatn is currently represented by 5 tracked editions. This list shows the other documented editions so language, publisher, translator, and route trust can be compared at a glance.
Long Day from Myvatn: Roman
Forlagið • Sep 19, 2026
Translator: Claire Dumas
Translated FR edition documented in the current catalog record.
Open editionLong Day from Myvatn
Forlagið • Mar 24, 2026
Translator: Soren Vibe
Translated DA edition documented in the current catalog record.
Open editionLong Day from Myvatn
Forlagið • Jun 14, 2025
Translator: Nils Hartmann
Translated DE edition documented in the current catalog record.
Open editionLong Day from Myvatn
Forlagið • May 17, 2023
Translator: Translator not yet documented
Original is edition for the sample catalog.
Open editionDeal outcomes
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