Icelandic Literary Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 8 (1996) Winner
Böðvar Guðmundsson
ボズヴァル・グズムンズソン
Böðvar Guðmundsson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-09 （Borgarfjörður, Iceland）
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic
- Residence History
- Borgarfjörður, Iceland → Bergen, Norway → Denmark
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, playwright, children's author, teacher
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Bergen (guest lecturer)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Where the Winds Dwell
1995 novelTree of Life
1996 novelEnn er morgunn
2009 novelA novel about Nazi sympathizers in Iceland around World War II.
Töfrahöllin
2012 novelTranslations by Author
- Works by Roald Dahl, Heinrich Böll, etc.
Legacy
Icelandic writer known for plays, poetry, novels, and children's books. Best known for Where the Winds Dwell (1995) and Tree of Life (1996). Served as guest lecturer at the University of Bergen in the 1980s. Lives in Denmark and continues writing.
Trivia
- This is an Icelandic patronymic name; the last name is not a family name.
- His novel Enn er morgunn (2009) caused controversy when his ex-wife Helga Kress demanded its recall, seeing it as a personal attack on her parents' reputation.