Set against the stark backdrop of the Icelandic winter landscape, the mysterious blue fox is an elusive, enigmatic target for hunters like Baldur Skuggason, a nineteenth century priest who has profound influence over his rural community and is now seeking to extend his dominion. This time, he gets the fox in his sights, and as soon as he pulls the trigger . . .We are pulled into the world of Fridrik B. Fridrikson, naturalist who lives on the outskirts of the priest's territory with his charge, Abba, who suffers from Down Syndrome. When Abba as found shackled to the timbers of a ship run aground in 1868, Fridrikson had fortuitously come to her rescue. But it seems their luck may have run out.The fates of these three are intertwined in unexpected, marvelous ways that reveal themselves in spellbinding fashion in this fable that is part mystery, part fairy tale. Winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize - the Nordic world's highest literary honor - The Blue Fox is the perfect introduction to a mindbending, world class literary talent.

Sjón was born in Reykjavik in 1962. He is an award-winning novelist, poet, and playwright, and his novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. He is the president of the Icelandic PEN Centre and the chairman of the board of Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature. Also a lyricist, he has written songs for Björk, including for her most recent project, Biophilia, and was nominated for an Oscar for the  lyrics he cowrote (with Lars von Trier) for Dancer in the Dark. He lives in Reykjavik.

FSG is publishing Sjón’s novels The Blue Fox and From the Mouth of the Whale in paperback alongside the hardcover publication of The Whispering Muse.