"Stones Speak" (1956) is the first part of a tetralogy about the author's native lands; it was followed by "About Countries and Peoples" (1957), "Twilight Opera" (1958) and "The Fourth Book" (1974). The novel "Stones Speak" has been translated into Russian for the first time.The end of the XIX — beginning of the XX century. The southeastern coast of Iceland. On the Khali farm, sandwiched between rocks and the ocean, there lives a boy named Tourbergur. This work is autobiographical: the narrative begins before the birth of the hero-narrator, then the circumstances of his birth, childhood, and growing up are described in detail. The book tells how the narrator's character develops the first ideas about the motherland, God, the course of life, the farm way of life, and ethical norms. A native farm, mysterious night riders, the death of a beloved horse, trapped sheep, relationships with adults, the first experience of versification and, of course, the mysterious and fascinating life of stones. The stones in the book relate not only to the physical world (building materials, geographical objects), but also to the memories of the hero and, importantly, to the history of his native land. The rocks and stones are surrounded by legends about the era of settlement of Iceland.The genre nature of this work is complex (however, the same can be said about other books by Tourbergur). It has permanent characters and gives an idea of their relationship — however, there is no clearly defined plot.The narrator is primarily interested not in events and not in everyday vicissitudes, but in his own emotional experiences, thoughts, fantasies, and childhood impressions. At the same time, realistic paintings of Icelandic nature, the way of life of farmers and the traditional way of life present in the novel are of undoubted interest.