Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson
Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson (26 September 1918 – 30 July 1988) was an Icelandic novelist, short story writer and poet. His style was social realism. His published works include five volumes of short stories, six novels, two short novels, four children's books and four collections of poetry. His writings have been translated into eighteen languages. In 1976 Ólafur Jóhann was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for his poetry collections '' Að laufferjum'' (At the Leaf-Ferry) and '' Að brunnum'' (By the Spring). Two books of his work are available in English; the novella ''Pastor Bodvar's Letter'' (Bréf séra Böðvars) from Penumbra Press, and the short story collection ''The Stars of Constantinople'' from Louisiana State University Press. Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson was the father of Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (born 26 September 1962), also known as Olaf Olafsson, is an Icelandic businessman and writer. He is best known for his tenur ...
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Social Realism
Social realism is work produced by painters, printmakers, photographers, writers, filmmakers and some musicians that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions. While the movement's characteristics vary from nation to nation, it almost always uses a form of descriptive or critical realism. The term is sometimes more narrowly used for an art movement that flourished in the interwar period as a reaction to the hardships and problems suffered by common people after the Great Crash. In order to make their art more accessible to a wider audience, artists turned to realist portrayals of anonymous workers as well as celebrities as heroic symbols of strength in the face of adversity. The goal of the artists in doing so was political as they wished to expose the deteriorating conditions of the poor and working classes and hold the existing governmental and social systems accountab ...
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