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Blóðdropinn
Blóðdropinn (''Drop of Blood'') is an annual Icelandic literary award for the best crime novel of the previous year, which has been awarded since 2007. The author of the winning novel becomes Iceland's candidate for the Glass Key award The Glass Key award (, , , , ) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every .... Winners References * * External links The Drop of Bloodon the ''Reykjavík City of Literature'' website Icelandic literary awards Mystery and detective fiction awards {{mystery-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Lilja Sigurðardóttir (born 1972 in the town of Akranes, Iceland) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction, a playwright and a scriptwriter. She was raised in Mexico, Sweden, Spain and Iceland. She became a student at MH secondary school, trained as a secretary in England and later finished a BA degree in pedagogy and education at Háskóli Íslands, the University of Iceland. She has worked as an expert in the field of education and written and edited professional material for preschools. Books Lilja has written nine crime novels that mostly take place in Reykjavík. Seven of them have been translated into English. Her first book, the crime fiction story ''Steps'', was published in 2009 and well received; a year later came the next novel ''Forgiveness''. After a break of several years, she returned in 2015 with ''Snare'', the first in a new series, a trilogy called Reykjavik Noir. ''Snare'' introduced Sonja, a young mother who resorts to smuggling cocaine into Iceland, as she s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a Sponsor (commercial), corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glass Key Award
The Glass Key award (, , , , ) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia () to a crime novel written by a Danish, Finnish, Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...ic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist. Winners References External links * {{The Glass Key award Mystery and detective fiction awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaldur Indriðason
Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced ; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur. Early life Arnaldur was born in Reykjavík on 28 January 1961, the son of writer Indriði G. Þorsteinsson. He graduated with a degree in history from the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) in 1996. He worked as a journalist for the newspaper ''Morgunblaðið'' from 1981 to 1982, and later as a freelance writer. From 1986 to 2001, he was a film critic for ''Morgunblaðið''. Publications His first book, ''Sons of Earth'' (''Synir duftsins'') came out in 1997, the first in the series with Detective Erlendur. The first two novels in the series have not yet been translated into English. , the series included 14 novels. Arnaldur is considered one of the most popular writers in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists time and again. In 2004, his books were 7 of the 10 most popular titles borro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Vilborg Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (born in 1963) is an Icelandic writer of both crime novels and children's fiction. She has been writing since 1998. Her début crime novel was translated into English by Bernard Scudder. The central character in her crime novels so far is Thóra Gudmundsdóttir (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir), a lawyer. Yrsa has also written for children, and won the 2003 Icelandic Children's Book Prize with ''Biobörn''. Yrsa is married with two children, and she has a career as a civil engineer. Bibliography Children's fiction *''Þar lágu Danir í því'' (1998) *''Við viljum jólin í júlí'' (1999) *''Barnapíubófinn, Búkolla og bókarræninginn'' (2000) *''B 10'' (2001) *''Biobörn'' (2003) Crime novels Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series *''Þriðja táknið'' (2005), (English translation by Bernard Scudder: ''Last Rituals'', US:2007, UK:2008) *''Sér grefur gröf'' (2006) (English translation by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates: ''My Soul to Take'', 2009) *''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefán Máni
Stefán is a common first name in Iceland. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. ''Stefán'' is the Icelandic version of the Greek name Stephanos (English Stephen) with the original meaning being ''crown'' or ''wreath''. The name is a frequently given name in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked ninth after Kristján and before Jóhann. People * Stefán Gíslason (born 1980), Icelandic football player * Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1853–1927), original name of the Icelandic poet and farmer Stephan G. Stephansson * Stefán Hörður Grímsson (1919–2002), Icelandic author * Stefán Hilmarsson, Icelandic musician * Stefán Kristjánsson (1982–2018), Icelandic chess grandmaster * , Icelandic poet * , Icelandic academe * Stefán Sigurðsson (1887–1933), Icelandic poet also known as Stefán frá Hvítadal * Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980), Icelandic Minister of Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurjón Pálsson
Sigurjón may refer to: *Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (born 1962), known as Sjón, Icelandic author and poet *Sigurjón Brink (1974–2011), also known as Sjonni or Sjonni brink, an Icelandic musician and singer *Sigurjón Þórðarson (born 1964), Icelandic politician *Sigurjón Kjartansson (born 1968), Icelandic comedian, writer and producer *Sigurjón Sighvatsson Sigurjón "Joni" Sighvatsson (born 15 June 1952) is an Icelandic film producer and businessman. He is the principal of Palomar Pictures, an independent production company, as well as chairman of Scandinavian film distributor/producer Scanbox Em ... (born 1952), veteran Icelandic film producer and businessman {{given name Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helgi Ingólfsson
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga. Notable people with this name *Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources * Helgi Hjörvarðsson, Scandinavian hero from ''Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar'', in the ''Poetic Edda'' *Helgi Hundingsbane, Scandinavian hero who figures in the ''Völsunga saga'' and who has two poems in the ''Poetic Edda'' *Helgi Haddingjaskati, Swedish hero from ''Hrómundar saga Gripssonar'' *Helge (Danish king), 9th-century king *Helge Akre (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat *Helge Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player *Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989), Danish politician *Helge Jung (1886–1978), Swedish general *Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician *Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ævar Örn Jósepsson
Ævar Örn Jósepsson (born 25 August 1963 in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic journalist, translator, and author. Early life Ævar is the youngest of four siblings. He grew up in Garðabær, Reykjavík, and in Hafnarfjörður. He moved to Akranes aged 16. From 1981-1982 he was an exchange student in Belgium. He attended the University of Stirling in Scotland, UK, from 1986-1987 and studied journalism, political science and philosophy. He then attended Albert-Ludwigs Universität in Freiburg, Germany, becoming Magister Artium of philosophy and English literature in 1994. Career Ævar initially worked as a fisherman, then as from 1984-1986 as a bank clerk for Landsbanki Íslands. He started doing programs for television and radio, working at RÚV radio since 1995. He worked as a journalist for ''Þjóðviljinn'', ''Morgunblaðið'', '' visir.is'', ''Ský'' and others. Writing Ævar has written a series of six crime novels. *''Skítadjobb'' (2002) . *''Svartir englar'' (2003) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
