Steinbjørn Berghamar Jacobsen (September 30, 1937 – April 12, 2012) was a Faroese poet, teacher and writer. He was known as a

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, but his works also included

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, plays and

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. He was awarded the

Faroese Literature Prize The Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens (M. A. Jacobsen's Cultural Award), is a prize for Faroese literature that was begun by the Tórshavnar kommuna (Tórshavn City Council) in 1958. Its winners includ ...

for fiction in 1981. Jacobsen was born in

Sandvík Sandvík (pronounced , "Sandy Bay"; da, Sandvig) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík (''Bay of Whales''). ...

on September 30, 1937. He died on April 12, 2012, in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

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, at the age of 74. In the month after his death two of his children gave musical form to eleven of their father's poems. His son Kári Jacobsen composed melodies for the poems. Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen's daughter Eyð B. Jacobsen sang the songs, which were recorded and released by

Tutl TUTL Records is a record label of the Faroe Islands that was founded in 1977 by Kristian Blak. The label is credited with giving many Faroese musicians their first break and "has played a major role in giving musicians a chance to record and publ ...

, a Faroese record label. The album's title is ''Tungl, Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen'',Tutl.com
/ref> ''Tungl'' being the title of a poetry collection published by Jacobsen in 1987.

Bibliography

Children's books

*Hønan og hanin, children's book, 1970, 2nd edition 1976 at the same time published in Norwegian also, 3rd 3. edition 1987, all together 5000 books. *Hin snjóhvíti kettlingurin, children's novel 1971, translated into

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and printed in ''Kammeratposten'' in 1974, 2nd edition 1987, total: 5000 books. *Mæið, children's novel 1972, 2nd edition in 1976 and at the same time in Norwegian, 3rd edition in 1987, all together 6000 books printed. *Krákuungarnir, children's novel 1972, 4000 books printed. *Lív og hundurin, children's novel 1974. *Gráisteinur, children's novel, 1975, 3000 books printed. *Hin reyða ryssan, children's novel 1979, published in Norwegian translation in 1980. *Maria og rossið, children's novel, (about the same theme as "Hin reyða ryssan", about a red horse), 1980, in Norwegian translation in 1982. *Lív og dýrini, children's novel, 1981. *Mia og Eyð, children's book 1981 *Reyða, children's novel 1983 (the final book about the horse Reyða Ryssa), in Norwegian, 1985. *Sí og Sú, children's novel, 1985. *Uni og Una, children's book, 1987. *Sí og Sú síggja, children's book, 1987. *Vár og mánin, children's book 1989, printed together with translations in

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and Swedish. *Lítli Páll í Nólsoy, children's novel, 1992. *Tvey systkin, children's novel, 1993. *Eftir nátungum, children's novel, 1993. *Jólabørn, 24 children's short stories, ''útvarpskalendarin'' (The Faroese Radio's Christmas Calendar) 1999. *Eg eigi, children's book, 2001.

Poems

*Heimkoma, poems 1966, 700 books printed. *Fræ, poems 1968, 500 books printed *Kjøkr, poems, 500 books printed. *Tægr, poems, 1980. *Lív, yrkingar, ognað øllum ið missa, poems (dedicated for all who have lost a dear one, Jacobsen lost his daughter Lív) 1981, 1000 books. *Læraramyndir, poems, 1984. *Tungl, poems, 1987. *Tinna og Tám, poems, 1997. *Karr, poems, 2001. * Contributed to the first ever Faroese/German anthology “From

Janus Djurhuus Jens Hendrik Oliver Djurhuus, called Janus Djurhuus, (26 February 1881, Tórshavn – 1 September 1948, Tórshavn) was the first modern Faroese poet. He and his younger brother Hans Andreas Djurhuus, also a poet, are called the ''Áarstova'' ...

to Tóroddur Poulsen – Faroese Poetry during 100 Years”, academic advice:

Turið Sigurðardóttir Turið Sigurðardóttir (born 12 August 1946) is a Faroese educator, writer and translator, specializing in the history of Faroese literature. She lives in Tórshavn and teaches at the University of the Faroe Islands. Biography Born in Copenhagen, ...

, lineartranslation: Inga Meincke (2007), edited by

Paul Alfred Kleinert Paul Alfred Kleinert is a German writer, editor and translator. Kleinert was born in Leipzig in 1960 with family roots in Silesia and Danzig. He studied theology and did theological and celtic studies in East Berlin at Humboldt Universität zu B ...

Novels

*Hall, novel, 1984, 1300 books, 2nd edition in 1985, 500 books printed. *Kasta, novel 1991, 1200 books printed.

Short stories

*Á veg millum bygda, collection of short stories, 1975, 1000 books printed.

Plays

*Ivaliva og aðrir leikir, Ivaliva og einaktaran Fløskurnar, plays, performed in 1969, published in 1975, 700 books printed. *Skipið, play, performed in 1975, translated into Icelandic and performed in

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1977, published in 1982.. *Tey bæði í húsinum, play 1982, 1000 books printed, performed in

the same year. *Trý leikrit, 1985, 500 books. *Húsið o.a. stutt, plays, 1997. *Nólsoyar Páll, play 2000.

Plays for radio and TV

*Soleiðis er, radio play 2006. (Has not been published nor played yet (as of May 2012) *Den gode vilje, sjónvarpsleikur á donskum (TV play in Danish), together with

Gunnar Hoydal Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...

, 1976. (''In Danish'') *Náttúran og børnini, barnafilmshandrit,(manuscript for a children's film) 1977.

Memoirs

*Grund 1, memoirs 2004. *Grund 2, memoirs 2005. *Grund 3, memoirs and the history of

, the village where he grew up, 2011.

Other works as editor etc.

*Flytifuglur, collection of foreign poems, translated into Faroese, together with Heðin M. Klein, 1972. *Sjón og seiggj, collection in honour of

Erlendur Patursson Erlendur Patursson (20 August 1913 – 16 June 1986) was a Faroese politician and writer. Erlendur was born in 1913 in Kirkjubøur. He was the son of the politician Jóannes Patursson. He became cand.pol. in 1940 and was one of the found ...

, editor together with Heðin M. Klein, 1983. *Ung orð 1, 1984 og Ung orð 2, 1985, collections, editor together with Árni Dahl and Ása Magnussen. *Hon kysti hann, collection of Faroese love poems, 1985. *Floygd orð 1 and Floygd orð 2, 1988, collection, editor together with Árni Dahl, Ása Magnussen and Páll Sivertsen. *Brá úr USA, travelogue, 1982. *Dia og Mia, school book for the Faroese language, 1982. *Bárður Jákupsson, a book about the art of the Faroese artist Bárður Jákupsson, 1994. *Her eru vit, songs for children on an audio cassette, 1984.

Honours

* 1976 Barnabókaheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Award for Children's Books from Tórshavn Municipality) * 1981 Faroese Literature Prize (In Faroese: Mentanarvirðisløn M. A. Jacobsens) (M. A. Jacobsen's Award) * 1985 Barnabókaheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs (Award for Children's Books from Tórshavn Municipality)

References

External links

DenStoreDanske.dk The Large Danish Encyclopedia, about Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen (in Danish)Bokasolan.fo, about Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen (in Faroese)
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