Jónas Árnason
Jónas Árnason (born May 28, 1923 in Vopnafjörður ; † April 5, 1998 ) was an Icelandic politician and writer . From 1949 to 1953 he was a member of the Althing for the United People's Party - Socialist Party and from 1967 to 1979 for the People's Alliance .
Life
Árnason was the son of a journalist. He attended Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík High School , and then studied literature and journalism from 1942 to 1944 at the University of Iceland , the American University and the University of Minnesota . He then worked as a journalist, deep-sea fisherman and from 1954 as a teacher.
In his literary work, which consists of stories and plays , he deals, among other things, with the life of Icelandic deep-sea fishermen.
Works
- Fólk (1954)
- Sjór og menn (1956)
- Veturnóttakyrrur (1957)
- Delerium búbónis (1961, together with his brother Jón Múli Árnason )
- Þið munið hann Jörund (1970)
- Táp og fjör (1973)
swell
- Horst Bien and others: Meyers Taschenlexikon Northern European Literatures. Leipzig 1978.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jónas Árnason |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Árnason, Jónas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic politician and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vopnafjörður |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1998 |