Private company

Mál og menning

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Icelandic publishing house

Mál og menning (Icelandic pronunciation: lit. 'Language and Culture') is an Icelandic publishing house, established in 1937. The press has published the work of many of Iceland's best known authors, among them Þórbergur Þórðarson, Jóhannes úr Kötlum, Svava Jakobsdóttir, Þórarinn Eldjárn, and Einar Kárason.2 It ceased to exist in 2000.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mál og menning (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmauːl ɔːɣ ˈmɛnːiŋk], lit. 'Language and Culture') is an Icelandic publishing house, established in 1937. The press has published the work of many of Iceland's best known authors, among them Þórbergur Þórðarson, Jóhannes úr Kötlum, Svava Jakobsdóttir, Þórarinn Eldjárn, and Einar Kárason.2

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 2000Dissolved Dissolved1