Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Jón Kalman Stefánsson was an Icelandic writer and poet (born 1963). He was born at Reykjavík.
Also recorded as Jon Kalman Stefansson.
Jón Kalman Stefánsson in brief
- Born
- 1963
- Known for
- writer,poet
- Place of birth
- Reykjavík
Overview
Born at Reykjavík in 1963.
Catalogued works
8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.
Heaven and Hell. Fish Have No Feet. The Sorrow of Angels. The Heart of Man. Summer Light and Then Comes the Night. גן עדן וגיהנום. Saga Ástu. Sumarljós, og svo kemur nóttin.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Stefánsson, Jón Kalman, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2023. Stefánsson, Jón Kalman: Westfjorde-Trilogie, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2023. Stefánsson, Jón, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Your Absence Is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (review), World Literature Today, 2024. The Sorrow of Angels by Jón Kalman Stefánsson (review), World Literature Today, 2026.
Naming and authority record
This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (124913024). Those registers additionally record the forms Stefánsson, Jón Kalman, Kalman, Jón, Jón Kalman and Kalman Stefánsson, Jón.
Digitised editions and texts
4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Sommerlys og så kommer natten (in Danish) (2010) — Internet Archive. Het verdriet van de engelen (Dutch Edition) (2012) — Internet Archive. Das Knistern in den Sternen (2008) — Internet Archive. Hemel en hel (2010) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Jón Kalman Stefánsson studied at University of Iceland. the recorded working language is Icelandic.
Distinctions recorded are Per Olov Enquist Prize.
Chronology
- 1963Jón Kalman Stefánsson born at Reykjavík.
- 2008Das Knistern in den Sternen digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2010Sommerlys og så kommer natten (in Danish) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2010Hemel en hel digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2012Het verdriet van de engelen (Dutch Edition) digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Jón Kalman Stefánsson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the sourcereference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1364924: Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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- Jonas BasanavičiusAuthor
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