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Pétur Gunnarsson

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499: 157:, of which the first was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in the academic and general category in 2007 and both volumes won the 2009 Hagþenkir Award. In addition he has published translations into Icelandic of French works including 191: 91:
with a shared protagonist, the Reykjavík city kid Andri Haraldsson. After publication of the German translation, the novel was named book of the year by German radio network
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from 1977 to 1981, in 1980–81 as chair. He was also on the board of the Félag áhugamanna um bókmenntir from 1988 to 1990, was chair of the
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He has also written a two-volume non-fiction work about the writer
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Pétur is also the author of a number of plays, including
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in 1987. Three other novels have been nominated for the
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in 2011. A 1980 film based on the novel was directed by
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His first publications were poetry: individual poems in
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This article about an Icelandic writer or poet is a
547: 457:, Icelandic Literature Center, 16 December 2011. 455:"Dot Dot Comma Dash is WDR2's book of the year" 83:in 1973. In 1976 he published his first novel, 31:; this person is referred to by the given name 530: 229:; they have two sons and live in Reykjavík. 87:(Dot Dot Comma Dash), the first volume in a 48: 537: 523: 339:Myndin af heiminum: Skáldsaga Íslands I 548: 345:Leiðin til Rómar: Skáldsaga Íslands II 213:He received the Knight's Cross of the 576:Recipients of the Order of the Falcon 426: 424: 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 410: 493: 351:Vélar tímans: Skáldsaga Íslands III 173:Culture Prize in 1996, and part of 13: 407: 395:Veraldarsaga mín: ævisaga hugmynda 146:; and lyrics including for the CD 14: 597: 480: 99:; the last volume in the series, 497: 389:Veraldarsaga (mín): aldarfarsbók 383:Íslendingablokk: (tíðarandasaga) 220: 581:Aix-Marseille University alumni 134:, a 1977 collaboration for the 105:Nordic Council Literature Prize 467:"Tólf fengu fálkaorðuna í dag" 460: 448: 250:Punktur, punktur, komma, strik 186:He served on the board of the 85:Punktur, punktur, komma, strik 1: 400: 509:. You can help Knowledge by 245:Andri Haraldsson tetralogy: 7: 79:followed by the collection 10: 602: 492: 208: 180:Remembrance of Things Past 41:(born 15 June 1947) is an 18: 377:ÞÞ - í forheimskunarlandi 256:Ég um mig frá mér til mín 227:Hrafnhildur Ragnarsdóttir 203:Tímarit Máls og menningar 192:Rithöfundasamband Íslands 76:Tímarit Máls og menningar 68: 59:Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík 232: 109:Icelandic Literary Prize 103:, was nominated for the 63:Aix-Marseille University 57:. After graduating from 49:Early life and education 308:Dýrðin á ásýnd hlutanna 586:Icelandic writer stubs 571:Writers from Reykjavík 469:, RÚV, 1 January 2011 262:Persónur og leikendur 150:, released in 1977. 127:(Novel of Iceland). 441:on 27 October 2010 370:Þórbergur Þórðarson 215:Order of the Falcon 155:Þórbergur Þórðarson 23:. 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Icelandic name
patronymic
family name
Icelandic
Reykjavík
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Aix-Marseille University
Tímarit Máls og menningar
tetralogy
WDR 2
Þorsteinn Jónsson
Nordic Council Literature Prize
Icelandic Literary Prize
National Theatre
Halldór Laxness
Þórbergur Þórðarson
Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary
DV
Marcel Proust
Remembrance of Things Past
Alliance française
Rithöfundasamband Íslands
is
Order of the Falcon
Hrafnhildur Ragnarsdóttir
Þórbergur Þórðarson


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