Icelandic Literary Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 20 (2008) Winner
Einar Kárason
エイナル・カーラソン
Einar Kárason
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-11-24 （Reykjavík）
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Languages
- Icelandic
- Residence History
- Reykjavík, Iceland
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- Icelandic writing associations
- Memberships
- Icelandic writers' associations
- Nominations
- Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1987, Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1996, Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2005, Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2010
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iceland | — | — | — | — | Iceland |
University of Iceland
Country:
Iceland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Icelandic Literature Prize | Ofsi | — | — | winner |
Icelandic Literature Prize
2008
Work:
Ofsi
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Þar sem djöflaeyjan rís (Devil's Island)
1983 novelFirst book in a trilogy about the life of a working-class family in Reykjavík in the post-war years.
working-classfamilypost-war Iceland
Adaptations
- [film] Devil's Island (1996)
Translations
- English: Devil's Island
Bibliography
- Þetta eru asnar Guðjón (1981)
- Þar sem djöflaeyjan rís (1983)
- Gulleyjan (1985)
- Fyrirheitna Landið (1989)
- Heimskra manna ráð (1992)
- Kvikasilfur (1994)
- Norðurljós (1998)
- Óvinafagnaður (2001)
- Stormur (2003)
- Ofsi (2008)
- Skáld (2012)
- Skálmöld (2014)
- Passíusálmarnir (2016)
- Stormfuglar (2018)
- Með sigg á sálinni (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic depiction of working-class lifepoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- family conflictsIcelandic history
Legacy
One of Iceland's leading contemporary writers, known for his depictions of working-class life in post-war Reykjavík. Recipient of literary prizes and has works adapted into film.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in the 2018 documentary film 'Fullsterkur' about Icelandic sagas and stone lifting
Trivia
- This is an Icelandic patronymic name; the last name is not a family name.