Einar Már Guðmundsson

Einar Már Guðmundsson (born 18 September 1954 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author of novels, short stories, and poetry. His books have been translated into several languages.

Einar Már Guðmundsson, 2012
Einar Már Guðmundsson

Background

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Einar grew up in Reykjavík. In 1979 he received his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Iceland in comparative literature and history. He subsequently worked in the comparative literature department of the University of Copenhagen. Today, the author lives in Reykjavík, is married, and has five children.

Works

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Einar's first book was poetry and his best-known work is his novel Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe), subsequently adapted as a film.

Awards and honors

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German language editions

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  • Die Ritter der runden Treppe (Riddarar hringstigans, 1982), Munich, Goldmann btb, 1999, ISBN 978-3-442-72495-6
  • Engel des Universums (Englar alheimsins, 1993), Munich, Goldmann, Bd. 72514 btb, 2000, ISBN 978-3-442-72514-4
  • Fußspuren am Himmel (Fótspor á himnum, 1997), Munich, Wien, Carl Hanser, 2001, ISBN 978-3-446-20051-7

References

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  1. ^ Kristján Guðjónsson, 'Þeir hljóta íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin: Einar Már, Gunnar Helga og Gunnar Þór hljóta verðlaunin í ár', DV 10 February 2016, http://www.dv.is/menning/2016/2/10/islensku-bokmenntaverdlaunin-2015/ Archived 11 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
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