Mikael Torfason (born 8 August 1974) is an Icelandic novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and director. He has written seven novels, published in

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and

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. He has also written for film and theatre. In 2002 he directed his first feature film and he has also been

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of Iceland's biggest newspapers.

About

Mikael was born in

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in 1974. He started is journalist career in 1996 as a columnist at Helgarpósturinn. He was as a journalist at

Dagblaðið Vísir ''DV'' (''Dagblaðið Vísir'') is an online newspaper in Iceland published by Torg ehf. It came into existence as a daily newspaper in 1981 when two formerly independent newspapers, Vísir and Dagblaðið, merged. Early on it was one of the lar ...

(DV) and later its editor. Following his stay at DV, he was editor-in-chief at Birtingur and

Fréttablaðið ''Fréttablaðið'' () was a free Icelandic newspaper. It was distributed five days per week. At its peak, it was the most read newspaper in Iceland. History and profile ''Fréttablaðið'' was established in 2001. It was originally owned primari ...

. He has written several novels, all published in Iceland and some have traveled in Europe; translated into Germany, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Lithuanian. Mikael also wrote and directed the feature film Made in Iceland (Gemsar). The film was very well received in Iceland, and traveled the film festival, and got nominated as Best Picture in Scandinavia in 2002. '' Lost in Paradise'' (''Týnd í Paradís'') is Mikael's latest book. His fourth novel, Samuel, was nominated for The

Icelandic Literature Prize The Icelandic Literary Prize (Icelandic language, Icelandic: ''Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin''), or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to three books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association. The prize was founded on the ...

and his third novel, The Worlds Stupidest Dad, was nominated for The Nordic Literature Prize in Scandinavia as well as the DV Literature Prize. Mikael has also written for theatre, and his plays have had great success in Iceland, Norway, Germany and the US. As a journalist he has worked in radio, TV, and been editor-in-chief for two of the three big newspapers in Iceland, as well as being executive director for the largest magazine

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in Iceland. In 2013, the film Falskur fugl, based on Mikael's first book, premiered in

. He was one of the writers of the

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Blackport, along with Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.

Bibliography

*BRÉF TIL MÖMMU (A LETTER TO MY MOTHER) Memoir – 2019 *SYNDAFALLIÐ (FALL OF MANKIND) Memoir – 2017 *TÝND Í PARADÍS (LOST IN PARADISE) Memoir – 2015 *VORMENN ÍSLANDS (MADE IN ICELAND) Novel – 2009 *SAMÚEL (SAMUEL) Novel – 2002 *HEIMSINS HEIMSKASTI PABBI (WORLD'S DUMBEST DAD) Novel – 2000 *SAGA AF STÚLKU (STORY OF A GIRL) Novel – 1998 *FALSKUR FUGL (BLACK BIRD) Novel – 1997

Plays

*''DIE EDDA''* (THE EDDA) - City Theater in Hannover 2018 *''GUÐ BLESSI ÍSLAND''* (GOD BLESS ICELAND) - City Theater 2017 *''ENEMY OF THE DUCK''* National Theatre in Oslo 2016 *''NJÁLA''* (THE STORY OF BURNT NJAL) - City Theater 2015 *''SÍÐUSTU DAGAR KJARVALS'' (KJARVAL'S LAST DAYS) – Radio Theater 2015 *''HARMSAGA'' (TRAGEDY) – Icelandic National Theater 2013 *''HINN FULLKOMNI MAÐUR'' (THE PERFECT MAN) – City Theater 2002 *(written in collaboration with director Thorleifur Orn Arnarsson)

Films

*Falskur fugl – 2013 *Gemsar – 2002

Series

* Blackport - 2021-2022 (script)

Journalism

*Editor-in-chief (director of 365 News) – 2013–2014 *Editor-in-chief at ''

Fréttatíminn ''Fréttatíminn'' ( Icelandic for: ''Newstime'') was an Icelandic newspaper founded in 2010, with the first edition being published on 1 October that year. The newspaper came out every Friday, and had a circulation of approximately 82,000. Ar ...

''. A national newspaper in Iceland – 2012 *Editor-in-chief at Birtingur publishing house – 2006–2007 *Project manager at 365 Media Denmark. Starting a new newspaper (Nyhedsavisen) – 2006 *Editor-in-chief at ''

'', a national newspaper in Iceland – 2003–2006 *Editor-in-chief of ''Focus'', a cultural weekly in Iceland – 1998–2000

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torfason, Mikael 1974 births Living people Mikael Torfason Writers from Reykjavík