Steinar Bragi
Encyclopedia
Steinar Bragi is an Iceland
ic writer born August 15, 1975. At the age of 23 he published his first book of poetry, Svarthol, and his first novel, Turninn, was published in 2000. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Iceland. In 2008 his book Konur received great critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Nordic Council literature prize. Current affairs are prominent in Konur—reality is intrusive and offers no escape for characters or readers until the end. Steinar Bragi is sometimes considered to be in the "new wave" of younger Icelandic authors influenced by popular culture and in his case the grotesque. He is also notable as a poet.
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 August 15, 1975. At the age of 23 he published his first book of poetry, Svarthol, and his first novel, Turninn, was published in 2000. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Iceland. In 2008 his book Konur received great critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Nordic Council literature prize. Current affairs are prominent in Konur—reality is intrusive and offers no escape for characters or readers until the end. Steinar Bragi is sometimes considered to be in the "new wave" of younger Icelandic authors influenced by popular culture and in his case the grotesque. He is also notable as a poet.
Works
- Svarthol (Black Hole), poems, Nykur, 1998
- Augnkúluvökvi (Eyeball liquid), poems, Nykur, 1999
- Turninn (The Tower), prose, Bjartur, 2000
- Ljúgðu gosi, ljúgðu (Lie Pinocchio, lie), poems, Bjartur, 2001,
- Áhyggjudúkkur (Worrydolls), novel, Bjartur, 2002
- "Draumar um bin Laden" (Dreams of bin Laden), play, On War, Nýhil, 2003
- Sólskinsfólkið (The Sunshine People), novel, Bjartur, 2004
- Litli kall strikes again (Little guy strikes again), prose, Nýhil, 2005
- Útgönguleiðir (Exits), prose, Nýhil, 2005
- Hið stórfenglega leyndarmál Heimsins (The Magnificent Secret of The World), novel, Bjartur, 2006
- Konur (Women), novel, Nýhil and Forlagið, 2008
- Himinninn yfir Þingvöllum (The sky over Þingvellir), novel, Forlagid, 2009