Tainted Blood
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Tainted Blood is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason
, originally published in Iceland in 2000. The novel was first published in English
as Jar City, but the title was changed for following editions (although the initial title is still used in the United States).
In the original Icelandic, the novel won the Scandinavian crime writers' Glass Key award
. Arnaldur Indriðason's following novel, Silence of the Grave
, won the award in the following year also, making him the first author ever to have won the award two years running.http://www.scandinavianbooks.com/crime-book/award-prize.html
and directed by Baltasar Kormákur
, premiered in Iceland on October 20, 2006.
Jar City was released in the UK on September 12th 2008.
Arnaldur Indriðason
Arnaldur Indriðason is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists year after year...
, originally published in Iceland in 2000. The novel was first published in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as Jar City, but the title was changed for following editions (although the initial title is still used in the United States).
In the original Icelandic, the novel won the Scandinavian crime writers' Glass Key award
Glass key award
The Glass Key award is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries.The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia to a...
. Arnaldur Indriðason's following novel, Silence of the Grave
Silence of the Grave
Silence of the Grave is a crime novel by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason. Set in Reykjavík, the novel forms part of the author's regionally popular Murder Mystery Series, which star Detective Erlendur...
, won the award in the following year also, making him the first author ever to have won the award two years running.http://www.scandinavianbooks.com/crime-book/award-prize.html
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
A film based on the novel, called Jar CityJar City (film)
Jar City Jar City Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on Mýrin, a novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason, released in English as Tainted Blood (also released in English as Jar City)....
and directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur
Baltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
, premiered in Iceland on October 20, 2006.
Jar City was released in the UK on September 12th 2008.