Steinar Bragi
| Steinar Bragi | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1975 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Genre | Poetry |
Steinar Bragi is an Icelandic writer born August 15, 1975. He has been called 'Iceland's foremost contemporary author, in the estimation of many'.[1]
Career
At the age of 23 he published his first book of poetry, Svarthol, and his first novel, Turninn, was published in 2000. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Iceland. In 2008 his book Konur received great critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Nordic Council literature prize. Current affairs, particularly the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis, are prominent in his work from 2008 onwards, such as Konur and Hálendið: Skáldsaga.[2] Steinar Bragi is sometimes considered to be in the "new wave" of younger Icelandic authors influenced by popular culture and in his case the grotesque, with influences from horror writers such as H. P. Lovecraft.[3] He is also notable as a poet.
Works
- Svarthol (Black Hole), poems, Nykur, 1998
- Augnkúluvökvi (Eyeball liquid), poems, Nykur, 1999
- Turninn (The Tower), prose, Bjartur, 2000
- Ljúgðu gosi, ljúgðu (Lie Pinocchio, lie), poems, Bjartur, 2001,
- Áhyggjudúkkur (Worrydolls), novel, Bjartur, 2002
- "Draumar um bin Laden" (Dreams of bin Laden), play, On War, Nýhil, 2003
- Sólskinsfólkið (The Sunshine People), novel, Bjartur, 2004
- Litli kall strikes again (Little guy strikes again), prose, Nýhil, 2005
- Útgönguleiðir (Exits), prose, Nýhil, 2005
- Hið stórfenglega leyndarmál Heimsins (The Magnificent Secret of The World), novel, Bjartur, 2006
- Konur (Women), novel, Nýhil, 2008; 2nd edn Mál og Menning, 2009
- Himinninn yfir Þingvöllum (The sky over Þingvellir), novel, Forlagið, 2009
- Hálendið (The Highlands), novel, Forlagið, 2011
- Reimleikar í Reykjavík (The Haunting of Reykjavík), JPV, 2013
- Kata (Katie), novel, Mál og menning, 2014
References
- ↑ 'að margra mati einn helsti samtímahöfundur Íslands': Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir, 'Hryllilegar hremmingar á hálendinu', Tímarit Máls og menningar, 2012 issue 4, 112-17 (at p. 112).
- ↑ Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir, 'Hryllilegar hremmingar á hálendinu', Tímarit Máls og menningar, 2012 issue 4, 112-17 (at p. 112).
- ↑ Úlfhildur Dagsdóttir, 'Hryllilegar hremmingar á hálendinu', Tímarit Máls og menningar, 2012 issue 4, 112-17.