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'''Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl''' (born July 1, 1978) is an Icelandic writer. For a long time most noted as an experimental poet, he has recently also come to prominence as one of Iceland's foremost prose writers.
'''Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl''' (born 1 July 1978) is an Icelandic writer. For a long time most noted as an experimental poet, he has recently also come to prominence as one of Iceland's foremost prose writers.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Born in [[Reykjavík]], Eiríkur Örn grew up in [[Ísafjörður]].<ref>http://norddahl.org/english/about/</ref> By Eiríkur's account he committed to a career as a writer around 2000, though he has necessarily often found an income through a wide range of other jobs, experiencing some periods of considerable hardship.<ref name=3am>S. J. Fowler, ‘ "Prostitutes don’t just get lucky by accident": An Interview with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl', ''3:AM Magazine'', Sunday, 4 April 2010. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl.</ref> He lived in [[Berlin]] from around 2002-4,<ref name=3am/> and over the next ten years in various northern European countries, most prominently in [[Helsinki]] (c. 2006-9) and [[Oulu]] (c. 2009-11).<ref>http://norddahl.org/islenska/2009/12/22/gat-ekki-haldi%C3%B0-i-ser-lengur-vi%C3%B0tal-i-dv/</ref> In 2004 Eiríkur was a founder member of the Icelandic avant-garde poetry collective [[Nýhil]], which organised poetry events and publishing; the co-operative continued until around 2010.<ref>http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=3659</ref> He was a prominent contributor to ''[[The Reykjavík Grapevine]]'' in 2009-11.<ref>http://www.grapevine.is/Author/Eir%C3%ADkur-%C3%96rn-Nor%C3%B0dahl</ref>

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Born in [[Reykjavík]], Eiríkur Örn grew up in [[Ísafjörður]].<ref>http://norddahl.org/english/about/</ref> By Eiríkur's account he committed to a career as a writer around 2000, though he has necessarily often found an income through a wide range of other jobs, experiencing some periods of considerable hardship.<ref>S. J. Fowler, ‘ "Prostitutes don’t just get lucky by accident": An Interview with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl', ''3:AM Magazine'', Sunday, April 4th, 2010. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl.</ref> He lived in [[Berlin]] from around 2002-4,<ref>S. J. Fowler, ‘ "Prostitutes don’t just get lucky by accident": An Interview with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl', ''3:AM Magazine'', Sunday, April 4th, 2010. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl/</ref> and over the next ten years in various northern European countries, most prominently in [[Helsinki]] (c. 2006-9) and [[Oulu]] (c. 2009-11).<ref>http://norddahl.org/islenska/2009/12/22/gat-ekki-haldi%C3%B0-i-ser-lengur-vi%C3%B0tal-i-dv/</ref> In 2004 Eiríkur was a founder member of the Icelandic avant-garde poetry collective [[Nýhil]], which organised poetry events and publishing; the co-operative continued until around 2010.<ref>http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=3659</ref> He was a prominent contributor to ''[[The Reykjavík Grapevine]]'' in 2009-11.<ref>http://www.grapevine.is/Author/Eir%C3%ADkur-%C3%96rn-Nor%C3%B0dahl</ref>


Eiríkur Örn has married; his first child was born in 2009.<ref>http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl/; http://grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/Hooray-for-Boobies.</ref>
Eiríkur Örn has married; his first child was born in 2009.<ref>http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl/; http://grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/Hooray-for-Boobies.</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==

In 2008, Eiríkur Örn received the Icelandic Translators Award for his translation of Jonathan Lethem's tourettic novel, ''Motherless Brooklyn''. His poetry-animation ''Höpöhöpö Böks'' received an Honorable Mention in 2010 at the Zebra Poetry Film Festival Berlin.<ref>Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, 'Höpöhöpö Böks', ''Asymptote'', Issue Jan 2011, http://www.asymptotejournal.com/index.php?status=Archived&id=1.</ref>
In 2008, Eiríkur Örn received the Icelandic Translators Award for his translation of Jonathan Lethem's tourettic novel, ''Motherless Brooklyn''. His poetry-animation ''Höpöhöpö Böks'' received an Honorable Mention in 2010 at the Zebra Poetry Film Festival Berlin.<ref>Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, 'Höpöhöpö Böks', ''Asymptote'', Issue Jan 2011, http://www.asymptotejournal.com/index.php?status=Archived&id=1.</ref>


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===Poetry===
===Poetry===

Eiríkur Örn is best known internationally for his poetry, much of which is sound-poetry or multi-media, and which he performs widely. Much of it has been translated, into a variety of languages. His published collections are:
Eiríkur Örn is best known internationally for his poetry, much of which is sound-poetry or multi-media, and which he performs widely. Much of it has been translated, into a variety of languages. His published collections are:


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===Novels===
===Novels===

Eiríkur Örn is best known in Iceland for his novels, of which he has so far published four:
Eiríkur Örn is best known in Iceland for his novels, of which he has so far published four:


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===Translations===
===Translations===

* ''Erfðaskrá vélstúlkunnar'' by [[Ida Linde]], Meðgönguljóð, 2014
* ''Erfðaskrá vélstúlkunnar'' by [[Ida Linde]], Meðgönguljóð, 2014
* ''Friðlaus'' by [[Lee Child]], 2010
* ''Friðlaus'' by [[Lee Child]], 2010
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* ''Maíkonungurinn - valin ljóð eftir [[Allen Ginsberg]]'', Mál & menning, 2008
* ''Maíkonungurinn - valin ljóð eftir [[Allen Ginsberg]]'', Mál & menning, 2008
* ''Doktor Proktor og prumpuduftið'' by [[Jo Nesbø]], Forlagið, 2008
* ''Doktor Proktor og prumpuduftið'' by [[Jo Nesbø]], Forlagið, 2008
* ''Súkkulaði'' by [[Joanne Harris]], Uppheimar, 2007
* ''Súkkulaði'' by [[Joanne Harris]], Uppheimar 2007
* ''131.839 slög með bilum'' -ljóðaþýðingar, Ntamo, 2007
* ''131.839 slög með bilum'' -ljóðaþýðingar, Ntamo, 2007
* ''Móðurlaus Brooklyn'' by [[Jonathan Lethem]], Bjartur, 2007
* ''Móðurlaus Brooklyn'' by [[Jonathan Lethem]], Bjartur, 2007
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===Essays===
===Essays===

* ''Booby, be Quiet!'', Helsinki: Poesia, 2011
* ''Booby, be Quiet!'', Helsinki: Poesia, 2011
* ''Ást er þjófnaður'', Perspired by Iceland/SLIS (Sumarbúðir LIsthneigðra Sósíalista), 2011
* ''Ást er þjófnaður'', Perspired by Iceland/SLIS (Sumarbúðir LIsthneigðra Sósíalista), 2011


===Editing===
===Editing===

* Eiríkur Örn is an editor of the webzine ''[http://www.starafugl.is/ Starafugl]''
* Eiríkur Örn is an editor of the webzine ''[http://www.starafugl.is/ Starafugl]''
* ''[http://norddahl.org/islenska/2009/08/30/nu-skelfur-jor%C3%B0-og-skakast-himnakroppar/ Af steypu]'', with [[Kári Páll Óskarsson]], Nýhil, 2009
* ''[http://norddahl.org/islenska/2009/08/30/nu-skelfur-jor%C3%B0-og-skakast-himnakroppar/ Af steypu]'', with [[Kári Páll Óskarsson]], Nýhil, 2009
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==References==
==References==

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Revision as of 11:09, 29 September 2014

Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, 2009
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Eiríkur Örn.

Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (born 1 July 1978) is an Icelandic writer. For a long time most noted as an experimental poet, he has recently also come to prominence as one of Iceland's foremost prose writers.

Biography

Born in Reykjavík, Eiríkur Örn grew up in Ísafjörður.[1] By Eiríkur's account he committed to a career as a writer around 2000, though he has necessarily often found an income through a wide range of other jobs, experiencing some periods of considerable hardship.[2] He lived in Berlin from around 2002-4,[2] and over the next ten years in various northern European countries, most prominently in Helsinki (c. 2006-9) and Oulu (c. 2009-11).[3] In 2004 Eiríkur was a founder member of the Icelandic avant-garde poetry collective Nýhil, which organised poetry events and publishing; the co-operative continued until around 2010.[4] He was a prominent contributor to The Reykjavík Grapevine in 2009-11.[5]

Eiríkur Örn has married; his first child was born in 2009.[6]

Awards

In 2008, Eiríkur Örn received the Icelandic Translators Award for his translation of Jonathan Lethem's tourettic novel, Motherless Brooklyn. His poetry-animation Höpöhöpö Böks received an Honorable Mention in 2010 at the Zebra Poetry Film Festival Berlin.[7]

Eiríkur Örn won the 2012 Icelandic Literary Prize in the category of fiction and poetry and the 2012 Book Merchants' Prize for his novel Illska (lit. Evil).[8]

Writing

Poetry

Eiríkur Örn is best known internationally for his poetry, much of which is sound-poetry or multi-media, and which he performs widely. Much of it has been translated, into a variety of languages. His published collections are:

Novels

Eiríkur Örn is best known in Iceland for his novels, of which he has so far published four:

Translations

Essays

  • Booby, be Quiet!, Helsinki: Poesia, 2011
  • Ást er þjófnaður, Perspired by Iceland/SLIS (Sumarbúðir LIsthneigðra Sósíalista), 2011

Editing

References

  1. ^ http://norddahl.org/english/about/
  2. ^ a b S. J. Fowler, ‘ "Prostitutes don’t just get lucky by accident": An Interview with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl', 3:AM Magazine, Sunday, 4 April 2010. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl.
  3. ^ http://norddahl.org/islenska/2009/12/22/gat-ekki-haldi%C3%B0-i-ser-lengur-vi%C3%B0tal-i-dv/
  4. ^ http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/index.php?id=3659
  5. ^ http://www.grapevine.is/Author/Eir%C3%ADkur-%C3%96rn-Nor%C3%B0dahl
  6. ^ http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl/; http://grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/Hooray-for-Boobies.
  7. ^ Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, 'Höpöhöpö Böks', Asymptote, Issue Jan 2011, http://www.asymptotejournal.com/index.php?status=Archived&id=1.
  8. ^ http://www.islit.is/en/news/nr/3485

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