Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (born 1 July 1978) is an Icelandic writer. For a long time most noted as an experimental poet, in the 2010s he came to prominence as one of Iceland's foremost prose writers.

Biography

Born in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

, Eiríkur Örn grew up in

Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...

. By Eiríkur's account he committed to a career as a writer around 2000, though he has necessarily often found an income through a wide range of other jobs, experiencing some periods of considerable hardship.S. J. Fowler, ‘ "Prostitutes don’t just get lucky by accident": An Interview with Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl', ''3:AM Magazine'', Sunday, 4 April 2010. http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-8-eirikur-orn-norddahl. He lived in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

from around 2002-4, and over the next ten years in various northern European countries, most prominently in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

(c. 2006-9) and

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

(c. 2009-11). In 2004 Eiríkur was a founder member of the Icelandic avant-garde poetry collective Nýhil, which organised poetry events and publishing; the co-operative continued until around 2010. He was a prominent contributor to ''

The Reykjavík Grapevine ''The Reykjavík Grapevine'' is an English language, English-language Icelandic magazine and online newspaper based in the Icelandic capital city, capital of Reykjavík. Its target audience primarily consists of foreigners, immigrants, internati ...

'' in 2009-11. Eiríkur Örn has married; his first child was born in 2009. Eiríkur and his family members are in a band called Sjökvist, and they have made 3 songs that have all gained recognition.

Awards

In 2008, Eiríkur Örn received the Icelandic Translators Award for his translation of Jonathan Lethem's tourettic novel, ''Motherless Brooklyn''. His poetry-animation ''Höpöhöpö Böks'' received an Honorable Mention in 2010 at the Zebra Poetry Film Festival Berlin. Eiríkur Örn won the 2012

Icelandic Literary Prize The Icelandic Literary Prize ( Icelandic: ''Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin''), or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to three books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association. The prize was founded on the association's cen ...

in the category of fiction and poetry and the 2012 Book Merchants' Prize for his novel '' Illska'' (lit. Evil).

Writing

Poetry

Eiríkur Örn is best known internationally for his poetry, much of which is sound-poetry or multi-media, and which he performs widely. Much of it has been translated, into a variety of languages. His published collections are: * ''Óratorrek: Ljóð um samfélagsleg málefni'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 2017) * ''Plokkfiskbókin'' (Reykjavík : Mál og menning, 2016) * '' Hnefi eða vitstola orð'', Mál & menning, 2013 *
IWF! IWF! OMG! OMG!
', a collection of poems translated into German by Jón Bjarni Atlason and Alexander Sitzmann *
Ú á fasismann - og fleiri ljóð
', Mál & menning, 2008 *
Þjónn, það er Fönix í öskubakkanum mínum
', Nýhil, 2007 *
Handsprengja í morgunsárið
', with Ingólfi Gíslasyni, Nýhil, 2007 *
Blandarabrandarar
', Nýhil, 2005 *
Nihil Obstat
', Nýhil, 2003 *
Heimsendapestir
', Nýhil, 2002 * ''Heilagt stríð: runnið undan rifjum drykkjumanna'', self-published, 2001

Novels

Eiríkur Örn is best known in Iceland for his novels, of which he has so far published six: * ''Hans Blær'', Mál og Menning, 2018 * '' Heimska'', Mál og Menning, 2015 * '' Illska'', Mál og Menning, 2012 * '' Gæska: Skáldsaga'', Mál og Menning, 2009 * ''Eitur fyrir byrjendur'', Nýhil, 2006 (in Swedish as ''Gift för nybörjare'', trans. by Anna Gunnarsdotter Grönberg (Rasmus) and in German as ''Gift für Anfanger'') * ''Hugsjónadruslan'', Mál og Menning, 2004

Translations

* ''Hvítsvíta'' by Athena Farrokhzad, Reykjavík : Mál og menning, 2016 * ''Erfðaskrá vélstúlkunnar'' by Ida Linde, Meðgönguljóð, 2014 * ''Friðlaus'' by

Lee Child James Dover Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes Thriller (genre), thriller novels, and is best known for his ''Jack Reacher (book series), Jack Reacher'' novel series. The boo ...

, 2010 * ''Spádómar Nostradamusar'' by

Mario Reading Mario Gilbert Priester-Reading (10 August 1953 – 29 January 2017) was a British author. Reading was born in Bournemouth in 1953, son of Gordon and Lieselotte Reading. He was brought up in England, Germany, and the South of France, and educated ...

, 2010 * ''

Enron Enron Corporation was an American Energy development, energy, Commodity, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was led by Kenneth Lay and developed in 1985 via a merger between Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both re ...

'' by

Lucy Prebble Lucy Ashton Prebble (born 18 December 1980) is a British playwright and producer. She has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Prebble made h ...

, 2010 * ''Í frjálsu falli'' by

, 2009 * ''Maíkonungurinn - valin ljóð eftir

Allen Ginsberg Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of th ...

'', Mál & menning, 2008 * ''Doktor Proktor og prumpuduftið'' by

Jo Nesbø Jon "Jo" Nesbø (; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author to date. Siegel, Lee (5 May 2014).Pure Evil: Jo Nesbø and th ...

, Forlagið, 2008 * ''Súkkulaði'' by

Joanne Harris Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born 3 July 1964) is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel '' Chocolat'', which was adapted into a film of the same name. Her work has received multiple awards and is published in over 50 countries. ...

, Uppheimar 2007 * ''131.839 slög með bilum'' -ljóðaþýðingar, Ntamo, 2007 * ''Móðurlaus Brooklyn'' by

Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Allen Lethem (; born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His Debut novel, first novel, ''Gun, with Occasional Music'', a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, ...

, Bjartur, 2007 * ''Heljarþröm'' by

Anthony Horowitz Anthony John Horowitz (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include the '' Alex Rider'' series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spi ...

, Forlagið, 2007 * ''Eminem - ævisaga'' by Anthony Bozza, Tindur, 2006 * ''Heimskir hvítir karlar'' by

Michael Moore Michael Francis Moore is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various Social issue, social, political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his award-winning debut ...

, Edda-Forlagið, 2003

Essays

*
Booby, be Quiet!
', Helsinki: Poesia, 2011 * ''Ást er þjófnaður'', Perspired by Iceland/SLIS (Sumarbúðir LIsthneigðra Sósíalista), 2011

Editing

* Eiríkur Örn is an editor of the webzine
Starafugl
' *
Af steypu
', with Kári Páll Óskarsson, Nýhil, 2009 *
Af ljóðum
', Nýhil, 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Norddahl, Eirikur Orn Eirikur Orn Norddahl Living people Eirikur Orn Norddahl 1978 births Eirikur Orn Norddahl