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Stefán Hörður Grímsson

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Stefán Hörður Grímsson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1919-03-31 （Hafnarfjörður）
Died
2002-09-18 （Reykjavík） age 83
Nationality
Icelandic
Languages
Icelandic
Residence History
Hafnarfjörður → Reykjavík

Career

Occupations
poet
Active Years
1946-1989
Nominations
Nominated for the Nordic Literature Prize (1989, Tengsl)

Awards

Icelandic Literary Prize
1989
Work: Yfir heiðan morgun
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Glugginn snýr í norður

1946 poetry

First book of poetry.

modernism

Svartálfadans

1951 poetry

Second book of poems that gained attention.

modernism

The Flatland Gates

1970 poetry

1970 poetry book, recently translated into English.

modernism
Translations
  • English translation available

Farvegir

1981 poetry

Tengsl

1987 poetry

Yfir heiðan morgun

1989 poetry

Winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize.

Translations
  • Translated into Danish, French, Swedish

Bibliography

  • Glugginn snýr í norður (1946)
  • Svartálfadans (1951)
  • Hliðin á sléttunni (1970)
  • Farvegir (1981)
  • Tengsl (1987)
  • Yfir heiðan morgun (1989)

Translations of Works

  • Danish, French, Swedish, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
modernist

Legacy

One of the Atom Poets. Known as the first winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize. His books have been translated into numerous languages.

Trivia

  • One of the Atom Poets.