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Einar Már Guðmundsson

He was born in Reykjavík.

Also recorded as Einar Már Gudmundsson · Einar Mar Gudmundsson

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Icelandic author Einar Már Guðmundsson at the reception of the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, April 11th, 2012

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Identity

Einar Már Guðmundsson studied at University of Iceland. The recorded working language is Icelandic.

Employment is recorded with University of Copenhagen.

Works named in the authority record are Angels of the Universe and Bankastræti núll.

Distinctions recorded are Nordic Council Literature Prize, Karen Blixen Medal, Giuseppe Acerbi literary prize and Knights of the Order of the Falcon.

Einar Már Guðmundsson is recorded as having received Nordic Council Literature Prize, Karen Blixen Medal and Giuseppe Acerbi literary prize.

Den Isländska författaren Einar Már Guðmundsson vid ett litteraturseminarium i Oslo 2011-04-11.

Den Isländska författaren Einar Már Guðmundsson vid ett litteraturseminarium i Oslo 2011-04-11.

Johannes Jansson · Johannes Jansson/norden.org · Nordic Co-operation website (norden.org), http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/images/events/an-outstanding-prize/dsc2058.jpg/view?gallery=7378be162ade60962913a59d7b70f730

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Life and career

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  1. 1954

    Einar Már Guðmundsson was born in 1954 at Reykjavík.

  2. 2003

    Fußspuren am Himmel. digitised by Internet Archive.

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  • Reykjavík
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Recognition and collections

Einar Már Guðmundsson received Nordic Council Literature Prize, Karen Blixen Medal, Giuseppe Acerbi literary prize, Knights of the Order of the Falcon, Bjørnson Prize and Swedish Academy Nordic Prize.

Catalogued output

Catalogued works

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  • Angels of the Universe

  • Bankastræti núll

  • Icelandic Kings

  • Dog-Days

  • Launsynir orðanna. Þrisvar þrjár sögur

  • Passamyndir

  • Rauðir dagar

  • Leitin að dýragarðinum

  • Goðheimar bernskunnar

  • Jeg skyder genvej forbi døden

  • Ljóð 1980-1995. Ég stytti mér leið framhjá dauðanum

  • Vængjasláttur í þakrennum

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  • Angels of the Universe

  • Bankastræti núll

  • Icelandic Kings

  • Dog-Days

  • Launsynir orðanna. Þrisvar þrjár sögur

  • Passamyndir

  • Rauðir dagar

  • Leitin að dýragarðinum

  • Goðheimar bernskunnar

  • Jeg skyder genvej forbi døden

  • Ljóð 1980-1995. Ég stytti mér leið framhjá dauðanum

  • Vængjasláttur í þakrennum

  • Sendisveinninn er einmana

  • Róbinson Krúsó snýr aftur

  • Er nokkur í kórónafötum hér inni?

  • Riddarar hringstigans

  • Ilmamaa inglid

  • Bítlaávarpið

  • Nafnlausir vegir

  • Kannski er pósturinn svangur

  • Draumar á jörðu. Íslenskir kóngar

Literature

Literature

  • Guðmundsson, Einar Már, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

  • Guðmundsson, Einar Már: Englar alheimsins, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020

  • Les rois d’Islande, Einar Már Guðmundsson

  • Traduit par Éric Boury, Zulma, 2018, 336 p, 21 €, Esprit, 2018

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Those registers additionally record the forms Guðmundsson, Einar M, Einar Már Gudmundsson, Guðmundsson, Einar Már, Már Guðmundsson, Einar and Einar M. Guðmundsson.

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