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Sjón


Iceland (b.1962)

Sjón (Sigurjón B. Sigurðsson) was born in Reykjavik on the 27th of August, 1962. He started his writing career early, publishing his first book of poetry, Sýnir (Visions), in 1978. Sjón was a founding member of the surrealist group, Medúsa, and soon became significant in Reykjavik's cultural landscape.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Blue Fox (2008)
   From the Mouth of the Whale (2011)
   The Whispering Muse (2012)
   Moonstone (2016)
   CoDex 1962 (2018)
   Red Milk (2021)
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Anthologies edited
   The Dark-Blue Winter Overcoat (2017) (with Ted Hodgkinson)
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Sjón recommends
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Kalmann (2022)
(Icelandic Mystery, book 1)
Joachim B Schmidt
"Schmidt's novels show sensitivity to how the accumulation of seemingly small events makes up the drama of human life."
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The Dead (2018)
Christian Kracht
"The Dead is a story of love and sadness in times when the weak were broken by the unforgiving ideologies of fascism and National Socialism . . . I read The Dead twice in a row, first for the story and then for the beauty of the prose."

Awards
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Best Novel nominee (2013) : From the Mouth of the Whale


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