Andri Snær Magnason

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Andri Snær Magnason (2014)

Andri Snær Magnason (born July 14, 1973 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic writer. He was a candidate in Iceland's 2016 presidential election .

education

In 1997 Andri Snær Magnason graduated from the University of Iceland ( Háskóli Íslands ) with a degree in Icelandic literature with a thesis on the poet Ísak Harðarson. He then worked for the Arnamagnäan Institute , for which he examined the local collection of sound recordings of Icelandic folk poetry. This project received an award from the Icelandic President and was released on CD under the title Raddir (literally: "Voices"). The CD, published by the Bad Taste label and the Árni Magnússon Institute, contains recordings of Icelandic folk poetry from 1903 to 1973, performed by Icelanders from all over the island.

Works

His first published work was the volume of poetry Ljóðasmygl og skáldarán 1995. This was followed by the volume of poetry Bónusljóð and the short story volume Engar smá sögur . His best-known work is probably his children's books such as Blái hnötturinn or Sagan af bláa hnettinum , German: The story of the blue planet . This was translated into twelve languages ​​and the Icelandic band múm composed a soundtrack for it in 2001 . His novel LoveStar was published in 2002 and won numerous awards.

Commitment to environmental protection

At the suggestion of Andri Snær Magnason, the city council of Reykjavík switched off all lights in the capital on September 28, 2006 between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The action was intended to draw attention to the problem of light pollution .

In March 2006, Andri Snær Magnason's book Draumalandið - sjálfshjálparbók handa hræddri þjóð , in English Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation , was published, in which he speaks against the aluminum industry and its destructive use of energy in Iceland. In 2006 he was awarded the Icelandic Literature Prize for this. The book served as the basis for a documentary of the same name, in which Andri worked as a co-director. 2011 appeared with Traumland - What remains when everything is sold? the work also in German.

Andri Snær Magnason is co-initiator of an initiative that is developing sustainable cultural and socio-economic projects in the former Toppstöðin power station in Reykjavík .

Dreamland - what remains when everything is sold?

In his book “Dreamland - What remains when everything is sold?” Andri Snær Magnason criticizes the destruction of Icelandic nature by the construction of dams for the benefit of the aluminum industry and the exploitation of natural resources for short-term profit. He shows how the Icelandic government is using Iceland's “green” energy potential to attract investors, primarily to economically strengthen the east coast, which is characterized by emigration and unemployment. Further hydropower plants are being built, including Europe's largest dam, the Kárahnjúkar power plant , for which glacier rivers and waterfalls have been drained and entire areas of land have been flooded.

Andri Snær Magnason also addresses the issue of US military deployments and their influence on the Icelandic economy. Keflavík became a US military base in 1951 and provided around 3,000 jobs in 1953, accounting for around four percent of Iceland's working population. When Keflavík lost its importance to the USA at the end of the 20th century, many Icelanders saw their jobs at risk. Andri criticizes the desperate attempt to maintain a system that is long out of date. He also describes how profit is made from war and how peace is seen as a threat to the economy.

With his book “Traumland”, Andri Snær Magnason appeals to the basic pillars of democracy: freedom of speech and expression. He calls on the Icelandic people to stand up for Iceland's natural resources, to find alternatives and to rely more on their own abilities instead of blindly believing that the aluminum industry is the only way to save eastern Iceland from migration and unemployment.

politics

Andri Snær Magnason ran as a candidate for the 2016 presidential election in Iceland . He received 14.3% of the vote and was behind the election winner Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (39.1%) and Halla Tómasdóttir (27.9%) in third place.

Awards (selection)

music

  • 1998: Raddir. Arni Magnusson Institute / Badtaste records (compiled by Andri Snær Magnason and Rosa Thorsteinsdottir)

Movies

  • 2009: Draumalandið (Director: Þorfinnur Guðnason and Andri Snær Maganason)

Works (selection)

  • Ljóðasmygl og skáldarán. Poems, 1995.
  • Bónusljóð. Poems, 1996.
  • Sagan af bláa hnettinum. Children's book, 1999.
    • Story of the blue planet. Leipzig 2007.
  • Bók í mannhafið. Poems, 2000 (Ed .: Andri Snær Magnason).
  • LoveStar. , Novel, 2002.
  • Draumalandið. Non-fiction book, 2006.
  • To tímann og vatnið. Non-fiction book, 2019.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Frambjóðendur til kjörs forseta Íslands 2016 ( Icelandic ) Ministry of the Interior of Iceland (Innanríkisráðuneytið). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Editorial In: New Scientist. October 7, 2006.
  3. ^ Riots in Paradise. Matthias Fersterer on Andri Snær Maganason and Iceland in crisis. In: Oya . 03/2010.
  4. ↑ Forsetakosningar 2016 ( Icelandic ) RÚV. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 27, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ruv.is


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personal data
SURNAME Andri Snær Magnason
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík