Árni Þórarinsson is an
Iceland
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ic writer born in
Reykjavík
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on 1 August 1950. He received his
B.A.
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in 1973 from the
University of East Anglia
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in
Norwich, England
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.
He started out as a journalist and has worked in print, radio, and television. In 1989 he was on the board of the Reykjavik
Film festival
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. His first novel was in that same year and was a crime novel. He has written several other crime novels some of which may become films.
Bibliography
Einar crime novel series
*''Nóttin hefur þúsund augu'' (1998)
*''Hvíta kanínan'' (2000)
*''Blátt tungl'' (2001)
*''Tími nornarinnar'' (2005) (English translation by Anna Yates: ''Season of the Witch'', 2012)
*''Dauði trúðsins'' (2007)
*''Sjöundi sonurinn'' (2008)
*''Morgunengill'' (2010)
*''Ár kattarins'' (2012)
*''Glæpurinn - Ástarsaga'' (2013)
*''13 dagar'' (2016) (eng.: 13 Days)
See also
* ''
Leyndardómar Reykjavíkur 2000
''Leyndardómar Reykjavíkur 2000'' (''The Reykjavík Mysteries 2000'') is a crime novel which was written by multiple Icelandic authors, each author writing one chapter. The novel received negative reviews.
The first chapter was written by Vikto ...
'' (multi-author crime novel with one chapter by Árni)
*
List of Icelandic writers
Iceland has a rich literary history, which has carried on into the modern period.
Some of the best known examples of Icelandic literature are the Sagas of Icelanders. These are prose narratives based on historical events that took place in Icel ...
*
Icelandic literature
Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people. It is best known for the sagas written in medieval times, starting in the 13th century. As Icelandic and Old Norse are almost the same, and because Icelandic wor ...
References
External links
Iceland literature site
Living people
1950 births
Alumni of the University of East Anglia
Arni Torarinsson
Arni Torarinsson
Arni Torarinsson
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