Einar Heimisson
Einar Heimisson (born December 2, 1966 in Kópavogur , Iceland; † August 16, 1998 in Munich ) was an Icelandic writer and film director .
life and work
He studied history in Freiburg im Breisgau and wrote his doctoral thesis in 1992 on the subject of "The asylum situation in Iceland in the thirties in comparison with the other Nordic countries". In his novel Journey to the Land of Winter , he describes how Jews tried to survive in Iceland in the 1930s .
His 1997 film Maria, with actress Barbara Auer in the lead role, also has a theme from recent history. After the Second World War , Iceland recruited young women from Germany to help out in agriculture because many young Icelanders went to America with soldiers . A possible fate is told in the film.
See also
literature
- Gert Kreutzer : Einar Heimisson died. In: ICELAND. Journal of the German-Icelandic Society V. Cologne and the Society of Friends of Islands e. V. Hamburg, 4th year, issue 2/1998, p. 64
- Lutz Mohr : About the situation of Jewish emigrants. Einar Heimisson (Iceland) reads in the Greifswald City Library. In: Ostsee-Zeitung Rostock, Edition Greifswald, Vol. 41, No. 145 of June 25, 1993, p. 7
- Lutz Mohr: Icelandic author read in Greifswald (Einar Heimisson). In: Vorpommern-Blitz am Sonntag, Stralsund, Vol. 3, No. 70 of September 12, 1993, p. 3
Web links
- Literature by and about Einar Heimisson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Einar Heimisson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Einar Heimisson at filmportal.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Einar Heimisson |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heimisson, Einar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Kópavogur , Iceland |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1998 |
| Place of death | Munich |