Björn Theodor Björnsson (September 3, 1922 – August 25, 2007) was an
Icelandic writer born in
Reykjavík. He attended the
University of London,
University of Edinburgh, and the
University of Copenhagen. He was President of the Icelandic writers union for a time. He was married to an artist,
Ásgerður Búadóttir, and has written several popular
historical novel
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...
s.
See also
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List of Icelandic writers
*
Icelandic literature
External links
Iceland literature site
1922 births
2007 deaths
Bjorn Th. Bjornsson
Icelandic expatriates in the United Kingdom
Icelandic expatriates in Denmark
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