Ólafur Haukur Símonarson

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Ólafur Haukur Símonarson (born August 24, 1947 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic author.

After studying interior design and literature in Copenhagen and Strasbourg, he returned to Iceland in 1974. Since then, Símonarson has been working full-time as a writer and has written numerous dramas, musicals, screenplays, novels, books for children and young people, short stories, poems and songs.

Stage plays (selection)

  • Under the skin ( Milli skinns og hörunds , 1983/84)
  • The sea ( Hafið , 1992)
  • Tumult ( Gauragangur , 1993)
  • Perseverance and tears ( Þrek og tár , 1994/95)

Novels (selection)

  • Grist on the devil's mill ( Vatn á myllu kölska , 1978)
  • Temporary rain ( Rigning með köflum , 1996)

literature

  • Christine Knüppel: Icelandic literature in German translation . Ed .: DIS - German-Icelandic Culture Forum. Seltmann & Hein, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-934687-07-5 .
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 .
personal data
SURNAME Ólafur Haukur Símonarson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Símonarson, Ólafur Haukur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík