Jón Kalman Stefánsson
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Jón Kalman Stefánsson is an Icelandic author.
. He grew up there and in Keflavík
. From 1975 to 1982, he lived in western Iceland, where he worked in different jobs after having finished high school.
From 1986 to 1991, he studied literature at the University of Iceland
, but did not pass an important exam. During this time, Stefánsson taught courses at high schools and writing articles for the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið
. Between 1992 to 1995, he lived off various jobs in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. Afterwards he returned to Iceland and worked as a librarian for the Municipal Library in Mosfellsbær
. Since then he has been living as an independent author in Iceland.
Biography
Jón Kalman was born in ReykjavíkReykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
. He grew up there and in Keflavík
Keflavík
Keflavík is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. In 2009 its population was of 8,169.In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Hafnir to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 .- History :...
. From 1975 to 1982, he lived in western Iceland, where he worked in different jobs after having finished high school.
From 1986 to 1991, he studied literature at 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...
, but did not pass an important exam. During this time, Stefánsson taught courses at high schools and writing articles for the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið
Morgunblaðið
Morgunblaðið is a newspaper published in Iceland, founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen & Olaf Björnsson, brother to the first president. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. Six years later, in 1919, the corporation Árvakur bought out the company...
. Between 1992 to 1995, he lived off various jobs in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Afterwards he returned to Iceland and worked as a librarian for the Municipal Library in Mosfellsbær
Mosfellsbær
Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, situated some east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of and its population as of September, 2011 was 8,886....
. Since then he has been living as an independent author in Iceland.
Novels
- Skurðir í rigningu (1996, "Ditches in rain")
- Sumarið bakvið Brekkuna (1997, "The Summer Behind the Hill")
- Birtan á fjöllunum (1999, "The Light on the Mountains")
- Ýmislegt um risafurur og tímann (2001, "A Few Things about Giant Pines and Time")
- Snarkið í stjörnunum (2003)
- Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin (2005, "Summer Light and Then Comes the Night")
- Himnaríki og helvíti (2007)
- Harmur englanna (2009)
Poetry
- Með byssuleyfi á eilífðina (1988)
- Úr þotuhreyflum guða (1989)
- Hún spurði hvað ég tæki með mér á eyðieyju (1993)
External links
- http://www.bokmenntir.is