Bókmenntaverðlaun Starfsfólks Bókaverslana
Bókmenntaverðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslana ('literature prize of the staff of bookshops') are a set of Icelandic literary prizes which are awarded by the Icelandic Félag starfsfólks bókaverslana (union of bookshop staff) in December every year. The prizes were first awarded in 2000, the same year as the union was founded. The awards are made in the midst of the annual Christmas rush in the Icelandic book market (known as the '' jólabókaflóð'') and generally attract a lot of interest. Three books are nominated in each of seven categories and the winner in each category is decorated with a special mark and so easily recognised in bookshops. The union also awards Lóð á vogarskál íslenskra bókmennta during Iceland's book-week. Winners 2014 *Ófeigur Sigurðsson, ''Öræfi'' (besta íslenska skáldsagan) * Snorri Baldursson, ''Lífríki Íslands'' (besta handbókin/fræðibókin) * Helga Guðrún Johnson, ''Saga þeirra, sagan mín'' / Jóhanna Kristjónsdóttir, ' ...
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Félag Starfsfólks Bókaverslana
(Old Norse, meaning "fellowship, partnership") was a joint financial venture between partners in Viking Age society.Fritzner, Johan (1867). Ordbog over det Gamle Norske Sprog'. Feilberg & Landmark. p. 139. Etymology The word ' is constructed by the word ' (cattle, wealth) and a verbal base denoting "lay", the meaning being "to lay property together."Falk, Hjalmar and Torp, Alf (1992) ''Etyomologisk Ordbog over det Danske og det Norske Sprog'', entry ''fællig'', ''fælles'' and ''fælle''. Bjørn Ringstrøms Antikvariat. The Old Norse word ' "companion, comrade" originally meaning "one who has with another" has resulted in the modern English word ''fellow'' from Old English ', Danish ' from Old Danish ''felge'', and Norwegian '. The modern English word ''fellowship'' derives from the Old Norse ' stem, adding the -ship suffix as a "condition of being", cognate with Icelandic language, Icelandic '. The word also exists in other Germanic languages, Germanic languages; Norwegian l ...
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