Icelandic Literary Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 19 (2007) Winner
Sigurður Pálsson
シグルズル・パールソン
Sigurður Pálsson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-07-30 （Skinnastaður）
- Died
- 2017-09-19 （Iceland） age 69
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic, French
- Residence History
- North-east Iceland → France (Paris, Toulouse)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, author, translator, cinema and television worker, theatre worker, university teacher
- Active Years
- 1975-2017
- Affiliations
- University of Iceland, Iceland Academy of the Arts
- Influenced By
- May 1968 events in France
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík | — | — | — | 卒業まで | Iceland |
| University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle | — | Littéraires | Diplôme universitaire d'études littéraires, MA一部 | 1967-68, 1978-82 | France |
| Toulouse University | — | French | — | 1967-68 | France |
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Period:
卒業まで
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Iceland
Taught French by Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle
Littéraires
Degree:
Diplôme universitaire d'études littéraires, MA一部
Period:
1967-68, 1978-82
Country:
France
Studied cinema at Conservatoire libre du cinéma français; completed MA and DEA
Toulouse University
French
Period:
1967-68
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | 騎士 | French Government | 受章 |
| 2007 | Ordre du Mérite | — | 騎士 | French Government | 受章 |
| 2007 | Icelandic Literary Award | Minnisbók | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Jónas Hallgrímsson Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Order of the Falcon | — | 騎士 | Icelandic Government | 受章 |
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1990
Category:
騎士
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受章
Ordre du Mérite
2007
Category:
騎士
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受章
Icelandic Literary Award
2007
Work:
Minnisbók
Result:
受賞
Jónas Hallgrímsson Award
2016
Result:
受賞
Order of the Falcon
2017
Category:
騎士
Organization:
Icelandic Government
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ljóð vega salt
1975 PoetryAutobiographical elements probing contemporary life
contemporary lifeautobiography
Translations
Bibliography
- Ljóð vega salt (1975)
- Ljóð vega menn (1980)
- Ljóð vega gerd (1982)
- Ljóð námu völd (1990)
- Ljóð línu (1993)
- Ljóðlínuskip (1995)
- Ljóð vega safn (1996)
- Ljóðlínuspil (1997)
- Parísarhjól (1998)
- Næturstaður (2002)
- Tattu (Tattoo) (2002)
- Minnisbók (2007)
- Ljóðorkuþörf (2009)
Translations by Author
- About 20 translations from French
Translations of Works
- Inside Voices Outside Light (2014, trans. Martin S. Regal)
- Irish translation for 2012 Irish Leaving Certificate
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Combination of colloquial language with traditional influences
Health
-
illness2017Led to death
Legacy
Noted among Icelandic writers for close links with France
Trivia
- Icelandic name; patronymic, referred by given name Sigurður
- Part of Listaskáldin vondu group