Eyvindur P. Eiríksson
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Eyvindur P. Eiríksson is an Iceland
ic writer born in Hnífsdalur in 1935. He received his B.A.
from the University of Iceland
in 1964. He received another degree in grammar in 1977. For many years his main profession was teaching, but writing became his main occupation around 1987.
His first book of poetry came out in 1974 and his first novel in 1988. He has worked on television and radio as well as print writing. He won the Halldór Laxness
Literary Prize in 1997 for The Land Behind Eternity.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic writer born in Hnífsdalur in 1935. He received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
in 1964. He received another degree in grammar in 1977. For many years his main profession was teaching, but writing became his main occupation around 1987.
His first book of poetry came out in 1974 and his first novel in 1988. He has worked on television and radio as well as print writing. He won the Halldór Laxness
Halldór Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness was a twentieth-century Icelandic writer. Throughout his career Laxness wrote poetry, newspaper articles, plays, travelogues, short stories, and novels...
Literary Prize in 1997 for The Land Behind Eternity.