Ófeigur Sigurðsson
Ófeigur Sigurðsson (born November 2, 1975 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic author .
Life
Ófeigur worked in different areas; In 2007 he graduated from the University of Iceland's Faculty of Philosophy with a thesis on Georges Bataille . In addition to his own writing, he also worked as a translator of literary works and the author of radio reports about other authors.
plant
Ófeigur Sigurðsson published six volumes of poetry and two novels.
- Volumes of poetry
- Skál fyrir skammdeginu (Eng. About "A toast to the dark days of the year"), Nykur: 2001
- Handlongun. Nýhil: 2003
- Roði. Nýhil: 2006
- Provence í endursýningu. Apaflasa: 2008
- Tvítólaveizlan. Nýhil: 2008
- Biscayne Blvd. Apaflasa: 2009
- Novels
- Áferð (literally "structure"). Bjartur: 2005
- Skáldsaga about Jón og hans rituðu bréf til barnshafandi konu sinnar þá hann dvaldi í helli yfir vetur and undirbjó komu hennar and nýrra tíma. Mál og menning: 2010
Awards
- 2011: European Union Literature Prize for the historical novel Skáldsaga um Jón (Eng. "Novel about Jón") about the priest Jón Steingrímsson .
- 2014: Icelandic Literature Prize for the novel Öræfi ("Desolation").
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c euprizeliterature.eu: Ófeigur Sigurðsson. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ a b legendhaftes-island.is: Ófeigur Sigurðsson. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ legendhaftes-island.is: Literature Prize of the European Union 2011 to Iceland. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ófeigur Sigurðsson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd November 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |