Icelandic Literary Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 17 (2005) Winner
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
ヨン・カルマン・ステファンソン
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-12-17 （Reykjavík）
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic
- Residence History
- Reykjavík → Keflavík → Western Iceland → Copenhagen → Mosfellsbær
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, librarian, teacher, journalist
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Nominations
- Nordic Council Literature Prize (nominated 4 times), Man Booker International Prize nomination (2017)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iceland | — | Literature | — | 1986-1991 | Iceland |
University of Iceland
Literature
Period:
1986-1991
Country:
Iceland
Did not pass an important exam, no degree obtained
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fish Have No Feet
2013 NovelTranslations
- English translation by Philip Roughton
Bibliography
- Ditches in rain
- The Summer Behind the Hill
- The Light on the Mountains
- A Few Things about Giant Pines and Time
- Sparkle in the stars
- Summer Light and Then Comes the Night
- Heaven and Hell
- The Sorrow of Angels
- The Heart of Man
- Fish Have No Feet
- About the Size of the Universe
- Asta's story
- Your Absence is Darkness
- The Yellow Submarine
- With a gun license for eternity
- From the jet engines of the gods
- She asked what I would take with me to a desert island
Legacy
Icelandic author highly acclaimed internationally, with many works translated into English and other languages. Nominated for Man Booker International Prize and Nordic Council Literature Prize multiple times.
Trivia
- His last name is a patronymic, not a family name; referred to by given name Jón Kalman.