Stefán Hörður Grímsson

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Stefán Hörður Grímsson (born March 31, 1919 in Hafnarfjörður in Iceland , † September 18, 2002 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic writer who is one of the representatives of Icelandic modernism , the atomic poet .

Life

Stefan's parents were the carpenter and fisherman Grímur Gísli Jónsson and his wife Sigríður Stefánsdottir . He himself also earned part of his living as a fisherman in the Icelandic fishery. His first volume of poetry, Glugginn snýr í norður , was published in 1946. This book was followed in 1951, 1970 and 1981 by others. A volume with collected works was also published in 1979.

Stefán has received several artist grants. In 1990 he won the Icelandic Literature Prize, which was awarded for the first time . In 1992 he lived in Reykjavík on a grant from the Icelandic Literature Fund .

Works

  • 1946: Glugginn snýr í norður
  • 1951: Svartálfadans
  • 1970: Hliðin í sléttuni
  • 1981: Farvegir
  • 1987: Tengsl
  • 1989: Yfir heiðan morgun: ljóð '87 -'89

Prizes and awards

Publication in German

  • Suspected flapping of wings: selected poems . Translated by Wolfgang Schiffer . Kleinheinrich Verlag, Münster 1992, ISBN 3-926608-73-0 .
  • Grunað vaengjatak = anticipated wing beat . Extended new edition of selected poems. Compiled and translated into German by Franz Gislason and Wolfgang Schiffer; in German and Icelandic., Kleinheinrich, Münster 2013, ISBN 978-3-930754-88-5 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stefán Hörður Grímsson in Torfi Jónsson: Æviskrár samtídarmanna . Olivers Steins, Skuggsjá 1982–1984
  2. ↑ Ernst Walter: Grímsson, Stefán Hörður in Horst Bien (ed.): Meyers Taschenlexikon Nordeuropean Literaturen , Leipzig 1978
  3. ↑ http://www.diezeit.de/1992/50/ljod-lied  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.diezeit.de  
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personal data
SURNAME Stefán Hörður Grímsson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stefán Hördur Grímsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic poet
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Hafnarfjordur , Iceland
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 2002
Place of death Reykjavík