Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson (26 September 1918 – 30 July 1988) was an Icelandic novelist, short story writer and poet.
His style was
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 ...
.
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
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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
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.
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 tenure at Sony and his leadership in the creation of the PlayStation video game console.
Personal ...
, also a novelist and a short story writer.
Bibliography
*1934 ''Við Álftavatn''
*1935 ''Um sumarkvöld''
*1936 ''Skuggarnir af bænum''
*1940 ''Liggur vegurinn þangað ?''
*1940 ''Kvistir í altarinu''
*1944 ''Fjallið og draumurinn''
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*1945 ''Teningar í tafli''
*1947 ''Speglar og fiðrildi''
*1947 ''Litbrigði jarðarinnar''][
*1951 ''Vorköld jörð''
*1952 ''Nokkrar vísur um veðrið og fleira''
*1955 ''Gangvirkið''][
*1955 ''Á vegamótum''
*1959 ''Ljósir dagar''
*1965 ''Leynt og ljóst''
*1965 ''Bréf séra Böðvars''
*1972 ''Seint á ferð''
*1972 '' Að laufferjum''][
*1972 ''Hreiðrið''][
*1974 '' Að brunnum''][
*1977 ''Seiður og hélog''][
*1978 ''Virki og vötn''
*1979 ''Í gestanauð : sögur 1940–1945''
*1979 ''Margs er að gæta : sögur 1945–1962''
*1983 ''Drekar og smáfuglar. Úr fórum blaðamanns''][
*1988 ''Að lokum. Kvæði.''
*1993 ''Sagnaúrval 1939–1965''
*1995 ''Kvæði''
]
References
Olafur Johann Sigurdsson
Olafur Johann Sigurdsson
Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
1918 births
1988 deaths
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