Ævar Örn Jósepsson

Ævar Örn Jósepsson (born August 25, 1963 in Hafnarfjörður , Iceland ) is a detective writer , journalist and translator , who became known in Germany for his detective novels.

Life

With his three siblings Ævar Örn Jósepsson spent his childhood in Garðabær and Hafnarfjörður (metropolitan area of Reykjavík ), later near Akranes , before he attended high school there until 1983 and graduated from high school. In 1981/1982 he went to Belgium as an exchange student . In 1986 and 1987 he studied journalism , political science and philosophy at the University of Stirling / Scotland . Ævar Örn Jósepsson obtained his master's degree in philosophy and English literature at the Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg in 1994 .

Before publishing his first crime novel in 2002, he was active in a variety of ways. He worked for radio, television, newspapers, was a bank clerk, made translations, freelance or employed and initially - during his stay in the port city of Akranes - he even hired himself out on fishing boats.

Ævar Örn Jósepsson is President of Skandinaviska Kriminalsällskapet , the association of Scandinavian crime writers (SKS, Crime Writers of Scandinavia). He lives with his wife Sigrún Guðmundsdóttir and their two daughters in the municipality of Mosfellsbær , north of the Icelandic capital Reykjavík.

Works

Commissioner Árni series

• 2002 Skítadjobb
• 2003 Svartir englar (German Dark Souls . Btb, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-442-73476-4 )
• 2005 Blóðberg (dt. Blood Mountain . Btb, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-442-73858-8 )
• 2006 Sá yðar sem syndlaus er ( Ger . Who is without sin . Btb, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-442-74173-1 )
• 2008 Land tækifæranna (German promise . Btb, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-442-74172-4 )
• 2010 Only lif

Ævar Örn Jósepsson in anthologies

• 2004 Linudans ( Eng . Don't worry, die . In: Annamari Arrakoski (Ed.): The most exciting Christmas stories from Scandinavia . Rowohlt, Reinbek 2005, ISBN 978-3-499-23930-4 )

The year numbers indicate the date of the original or German first edition

Movie

• 2008 Black Angels . TV series in six parts by Sagafilm based on sequences from Ævar Örn Jósepsson's novels. Director: Óskar Jónasson. Leading actors: Sigurd Skúlason (Stefan), Solveig Arnarsdóttir (Catherine), Stein Ármann Magnusson (Guðni) and David Guðbrandsson (Arni). First broadcast in autumn 2008.

Web links

• Literature by and about Ævar Örn Jósepsson in the catalog of the German National Library

Remarks

1. ↑ cf. Ævar Örn Jósepssons interview with Schwedenkrimi.de from February 2008 [1]
2. ↑ Interview with Ævar Örn Jósepsson on the novel Blutberg from February 2010 [2]

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .