Bragi Ólafsson

Bragi Ólafsson (born August 11, 1962 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic musician , poet and author .

Life

Bragi graduated from the Commercial College of Iceland in Reykjavík in 1981 with a diploma before completing his master's degree at the Reykjavíker College of Hamrahlíð in English, Spanish and French. In 1985 and 1986 he studied Spanish language and literature at the University of Granada and in 1987 he finished his Spanish studies at the University of Iceland .

Bragi is best known for his work as bassist for The Sugarcubes from 1987 to 1992. The Sugarcubes were an avant-garde pop group from Iceland that accompanied the singer Björk until she went her own successful career through her singing style. The Sugarcubes got together in 1986 after having performed in different groups in different Icelandic groups. Bragi and the singer and trumpeter Einar Örn Benediktsson had already released records together through Einar's own record company Gramm . The Sugarcubes band broke up in 1992 after Björk began her career as a solo singer.

Bragi began his writing career in 1986 with the publication of his volume of poetry Dragsúgur (dryness). At the same time he continued to work in the company of Sugarcubes Smekkleysa (Bad Taste Ltd.), which publishes poetry, historical folk music, modern Icelandic music and pop music.

Today (2012) Bragi no longer works as a musician, but dedicates himself to writing in Iceland. He has been nominated twice for the Icelandic Literature Prize. He has also been transferred poetry of Spanish, English and French poets into Icelandic and the novel City of Glass by Jane Austen translated, which was printed 1,993th

Works

Novels

• 1999: Hvíldardagar , Bjartur, Reykjavík, ISBN 9979-86548-2 .
• 2001: Gæludýrin , Bjartur, Reykjavík, ISBN 9979-865-95-4 .
• 2004: Samkvæmisleikir , Bjartur, Reykjavík, ISBN 9979-77495-9 .
• 2006: Sendiherrann: ljóð í óbundnu máli , Mál og Menning, Reykjavík, ISBN 9979-3-2795-2 / 9789979327950.
• 2012: Fjarveran: skáldsaga , Mál og Menning, Reykjavík, ISBN 978-9979-3-3330-2 .
• 2014: Bögglapóststófan , (only 300 numbered copies), Gamma, Reykjavík
• 2015: Sögumaður , Mál og Menning, Reykjavík, ISBN 978-9979-3-3596-2 .

Short stories

• 1996: Nöfnin á útidyrahurðinni , Bjartur, Reykjavík, ISBN 9979-865-19-9 .
• 2003: Við hinir einkennisklæddir , Bjartur, Reykjavík, ISBN 9979-774-31-2 .
• 2014: Rússneski þátturinn , 1005 í samstarfi við Kind, Reykjavík, ISBN 978-9935-9205-1-5 .

Poems

• 1986: Dragsúgur , Smekkleysa
• 1991: Ansjósur , Forlagið
• 1995: Klink , Bjartur
• 1999: Ljóðaúrval 1986-1996 , Bjartur
• 2012: Rómantískt andrúmsloft: 30 og eitt ljóð , Mál og menning
• 2017: Öfugsnáði: sögustund , Bjartur

Plays

• 2004: Belgíska Kongó
• 2009: Hænuungarnir eða Minningar frá Karhula: leikrit í tveimur þáttum
• 2013: Maður að minu skapi: stofuleikur

Works that have previously been published in German

• 2001: Gæludýrin , Skáldsaga. Bjartur, Reykjavík 2001, ISBN 9979-86595-4 .
  • German 2005: The Pets , Roman; translated by Tina Flecken . dtv, Munich ISBN 3-423-24459-3 .
• 2006: Sendiherran: Ijoð i obundanu máli . Mál og Menning, Reykjavík, ISBN 978-9979-32795-0 .
  • German 2009: The Ambassador , translated by Tina Flecken; S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main ISBN 978-3-10-055214-3 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Bragi Ólafsson in the catalog of the German National Library
• Bragi Ólafsson's website
• Bragi Ólafsson on the website bokmenntir.is (literature website Iceland, Icelandic and English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Urban-Halle : Insecure Identities. Bragi Olafsson juggles with fascinating plagiarism: In the novel by the Icelandic author "The Ambassador", the world is shaken. Their residents too. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , 244, features section, Wednesday, October 20, 2010, p. 26.

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 .