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Bjarni Bjarnason (born 9 November 1965) is an
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Bjarni Bjarnason (born 9 November 1965) is an Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
ic writer. He started writing poetry in his teens and by twenty had a play. He has received the Tómas Guðmundsson Award, Halldór Laxness Literature Award, and in 1996 was nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize.
Bjarni's early work was self-published, and did not receive much attention. However, his 1996 novel ''Endurkoma Maríu'' ('The Return of Mary) was a critical success: 'the novel is a fantastic tale of an unusually talented young woman and an unusual young man who loves her from afar. It takes place in several cities that show distinct similarities to certain European cities but are clearly illusory spaces'.
In the estimation of Ástráður Eysteinsson and Úfhildur Dagsdóttir, 'Time is an important element in all his novels; their imagery is influenced by ancient myths and invested with a fairy tale atmosphere while simultaneously referring to modern phenomena.'
Works
Works are novels unless otherwise stated. * Hálfsnert stúlka 2014 * Nakti vonbiðillinn 2012 * Mannorð 2011 (translated into English as ''The Reputation''). * Boðskort í þjóðarveislu 2009 (essays) * Leitin að Audrey Hepburn 2009 * Draugahöndin 2008 (children's book) * Bernharður Núll 2007 * Andlit: skáldævisaga 2003 * Mannætukonan og maður hennar 2001 * Næturvörður kyrrðarinnar 1999 * Borgin bak við orðin 1998 * Endurkoma Maríu: skáldsaga 1996 (translated into English as ''The Return of the Divine Mary''.''The Return of the Divine Mary'', trans. by David McDuff (Reykjavík: Uppheimar, 2007), repr. London: Red Hand Books, 2014, http://www.redhandbooks.co.uk/example-book-4/. * Dagurinn í dag: sjö einþáttungar 1994 (one-act plays) * Vísland 1994 * Til minningar um dauðann 1992 * Í Óralandi 1990 * Urðafjóla 1990 (poetry) * Ótal kraftaverk 1989 * Upphafið 1989 (poetry)See also
*List of Icelandic writers
Iceland has a rich literary history, which has carried on into the modern period.
Some of the best known examples of Icelandic literature are the Sagas of Icelanders. These are prose narratives based on historical events that took place in Icel ...
* Icelandic literature
Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people. It is best known for the sagas written in medieval times, starting in the 13th century. As Icelandic and Old Norse are almost the same, and because Icelandic wor ...
References
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Berlin International Literature Festival
The Berlin International Literature Festival (german: internationales literaturfestival berlin) or ''ilb'' is an annual event based in Berlin. Every September, the festival presents contemporary poetry, prose, nonfiction, graphic novels and inte ...
Author´s webpage, English, German, Icelandic
1965 births Living people Icelandic writers {{Iceland-writer-stub