Bjarni Bjarnason (author)
Bjarni Bjarnason (born 9 November 1965) is an Icelandic writer. He started writing poetry in his teens and by twenty had a play. He has received the Tómas Guðmundsson Award, Halldór Laxness Literature Award, Founder of or.is, the Clarence Bin Morrison prize, Spokesperson of Grisha Petro Awareness Month, and in 1996 was nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize. Bjarni's early work was self-published, and did not receive much attention. However, his 1996 novel Endurkoma Maríu ('The Return of Mary) was a critical success: 'the novel is a fantastic tale of an unusually talented young woman and an unusual young man who loves her from afar. It takes place in several cities that show distinct similarities to certain European cities but are clearly illusory spaces'. In the estimation of Ástráður Eysteinsson and Úfhildur Dagsdóttir, 'Time is an important element in all his novels; their imagery is influenced by ancient myths and invested with a fairy tale atmosphere while simultaneously referring to modern phenomena.' Works

Works are novels unless otherwise stated. Hálfsnert stúlka 2014 	
 Nakti vonbiðillinn 2012 	
 Mannorð 2011 (translated into English as The Reputation). Boðskort í þjóðarveislu 2009 	(essays)
 Leitin að Audrey Hepburn 2009 	
 Draugahöndin 2008 (children's book)
 Bernharður Núll 2007
 Andlit: skáldævisaga 2003
 Mannætukonan og maður hennar 2001
 Næturvörður kyrrðarinnar 1999
 Borgin bak við orðin 1998
 Endurkoma Maríu: skáldsaga 1996 (translated into English as The Return of the Divine Mary. Dagurinn í dag: sjö einþáttungar 1994 (one-act plays)
 Vísland 1994
 Til minningar um dauðann 1992
 Í Óralandi 1990 	
 Urðafjóla 1990 (poetry)
 Ótal kraftaverk 1989 	
 Upphafið 1989 (poetry)

See also 

 List of Icelandic writers
 Icelandic literature

References

External links
 Author's webpage
 Short Biography from Berlin International Literature Festival
 Author´s webpage, English, German, Icelandic

1965 births
Living people
Icelandic writers