Þórarinn Eldjárn
Þórarinn Eldjárn ( born August 22, 1949 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic writer.
Life
He studied Icelandic, literature and philosophy in Sweden and Iceland. Since 1975 he works as a writer and translator, is, above all, by his efforts to develop the short story in Icelandic, the best-known authors Islands. His work is great, ranging from novels and short stories to poems, anecdotes, aphorisms and children's books. His most famous work, The Blue Tower, was nominated for the 2001 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in. 2008, the Icelandic publishing Vaka - Helgafell published his complete collection of poems, which became a bestseller immediately.
His father was Kristján Eldjárn, the third President of Iceland. The author lives in Reykjavík.
Works
- Þórarinn Eldjárn: Brotahöfuð ( engl. The Blue Tower, translated by Bernard Scudder, Mare 's Nest 1999, ISBN 978-1899197453 ).
- Þórarinn Eldjárn: The happiest nation under the sun. Stories from Iceland. Conte 2011 - translated by Coletta Bürling, ISBN 978-3-941657-33-5.