Guðbergur Bergsson

In Barcelona, he met and engaged with the publisher and writer Jaime Salinas Bonmatí. His first book came out in 1961. He has had twenty books in all including poetry and children's literature. He has won the Icelandic Literary Prize twice. In 2004, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. Bergsson died on 4 September 2023, at the age of 90.

Guðbergur Bergsson studied at University of Barcelona and University of Iceland. The recorded working language is Icelandic, Spanish and Catalan. The field of work recorded is literature, linguistics and translating activity. Works named in the authority record are The Swan. Distinctions recorded are Icelandic Literary Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, honorary doctorate at the University of Iceland and Knights of the Order of the Falcon.

• Name — Guðbergur Bergsson • Born — 16 October 1932 • Birthplace — Grindavík, Iceland • Died — 4 September 2023 • Place of death — Mosfellsbær, Iceland • Occupation — Teacher Author Translator of Spanish works • Language — Icelandic • Citizenship — Iceland • Education — University of Iceland University of Barcelona • Period — 1961–? • Notable Works — Svanurinn (The Swan) • Awards — (The Swan)

• Músin sem læðist, 1961 • Tómas Jónsson, metsölubók (1966). Translated by Lytton Smith as Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller (Open Letter, 2017). • Ástir samlyndra hjóna, 1967 • Anna, 1968 • Það sefur í djúpinu, 1973 • Hermann og Dídí, 1974 • Það rís úr djúpinu, 1976 • Saga af manni sem fékk flugu í höfuðið, 1979 • Sagan af Ara Fróðasyni og Hugborgu konu hans, 1980 • Hjartað býr enn í helli sínum, 1982 • Leitin að landinu fagra, 1985 • Froskmaðurinn, 1985 • Svanurinn (1991). Translated by Bernard Scudder as The Swan (Mare's Nest, 1997). • Sú kvalda ást sem hugarfylgsnin geyma, 1993 • Ævinlega, 1994 • Lömuðu kennslukonurnar, 2004 • Leitin að barninu í gjánni - Barnasaga ekki ætluð börnum, 2008 • Missir, 2010 • Hin eilífa þrá, 2012 • Þrír sneru aftur, 2014

In 2017, the Icelandic film director Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir shot her first movie The Swan (2017 film), the adaptation of the Svanurinn.

The authorities additionally record the heading Gudbergur Bergsson. His recorded languages were Icelandic, Spanish and Catalan.