Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran

Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran (December 6, 1859 in Vallanes, † May 21, 1938 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic writer.

Life

Einar was the son of the pastor Hjörleifur Einarsson and his wife Guðlaug Eyjolfsdottir. He studied in Copenhagen, Denmark economy, but broke off his studies. From 1885 to 1895 he lived in Winnipeg, Canada, where he worked as a journalist and Icelandic publications issued. In 1895 he returned to Iceland, where he continued working as a journalist and editor in Reykjavík and Akureyri. He also wrote prose and dramas. His first book was published in 1908 novel Ofurefli. In 1913 he received a grant from the Icelandic government, which he could devote himself entirely to writing.

Einar, who was born under the name Einar Hjörleifsson, took the surname Kvaran in 1916, together with his brothers and their sons to.

1923, a survey found that Einar was the most popular at the time writer Islands. Admiration for Einar's work developed, among others, the Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness. Some of his books have been translated into German. Today, however, they are rather unknown.

Topics in Einar's work include Christian values ​​and spirituality. In addition, he describes the social conditions in Iceland and the life in the country.

Bibliography

• Ofurefli (1908 ) - The German superiority ( Erich von Mendelssohn, S. Fischer, Berlin 1912 Download)
• Gull ( 1911)

• Lénharður fógeti (1913 )
• Syndir annarra (1915 )

• Litli - Hvammur (1898 ) - German retail Hvammur (Franz Kuntze, Reclam, Leipzig 1909)

• Ritsafn ( Collected Works, 1943/1944 )