Icelandic Novelists - Andri Sn R Magnason, Fr A . Sigur Ard Ttir, Vilborg Dav SD Ttir, Ragna Sigur Ard Ttir, Rni Bergmann (Paperback)

Chapters: Andri Sn r Magnason, Fr a . Sigur ard ttir, Vilborg Dav sd ttir, Ragna Sigur ard ttir, rni Bergmann, lfr n Gunnlaugsd ttir. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Andri Sn r Magnason is an Icelandic writer. He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays and CD's. His work has been published or performed in more than 16 countries. His most recent work is the book Dreamland, a highly praised work of non-fiction dealing with many issues in modern Iceland, mostly environmentalism but also the US Army being in the country, inconsistencies in policies regarding towns outside of Reykjav k. His latest novel, LoveStar was chosen Novel of the year by Icelandic booksellers 2002, it received the DV Literary Award and a nomination to the Icelandic Literary Prize. His children's book, The Story of the Blue Planet, was the first children's book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and has been published in 12 countries. The Story of the Blue Planet received the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award 2000 and the West Nordic Children's Book Prize 2002. The play from the story is on the main stage of LKTYP in Toronto in 2005. Andri has collaborated with various artists, mostly with a band called m m. Andri is vice-president of The Icelandic Writers Union, board member of The Culture House in Reykjavik and has been active in the fight against the destruction of the Icelandic Highlands. Andri has recently published the book Dreamland - Self-help for a frightened nation. It is a book that criticises the fast destruction of the Icelandic nature by the damming of rivers for the gain of aluminium companies. Andri was born in Reykjav k on the 14th of July 1973. He comes from a family of doctors and nurses. His father is a doctor, his mother is a nurse...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=7854514