Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson
Viktor Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson (born 12 April 1955, in Akureyri) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has a B.Sc. Degree in civil engineering and, in addition to having a successful career as a writer, he continues to work full-time at the Public Roads Administration in Iceland.
Also recorded as Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson
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- 1955 · Akureyri.
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- writer · engineer
- Education
- University of Iceland · George Washington University
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Viktor Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson (born 12 April 1955, in Akureyri) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has a B.Sc. Degree in civil engineering and, in addition to having a successful career as a writer, he continues to work full-time at the Public Roads Administration in Iceland.
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Viktor Arnar has twice been the Icelandic nominee for the Glass Key award, which is awarded by Skandinaviska Kriminalselskapet (Crime Writers of Scandinavia). Three of his five novels have been translated into German, and Flateyjargáta was published in English as The Flatey Enigma in February 2012. His novel Afturelding was the basis of the Icelandic television series Mannaveiðar, english title I Hunt Men (2008). His novel Flateyjargáta was the basis of the Icelandic television series Flateyjargátan, english title The Flatey Enigma (2018). • Illustration — Viktor Arnar (right) in Flatey • Illustration — Flateyjargáta (Flatey mystery) by Viktor Arnar
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson is recorded as writer and engineer.
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1955
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson born at Akureyri.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 129996866, Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson.
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An Old Norse Manuscript to Die and Kill for: Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson’s Flateyjargáta, Acta Scandinavica, 2016
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 129996866, Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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