Birgir Sigurðsson (writer)
Birgir Sigurðsson (28 August 1937 – 9 August 2019) was an Icelandic writer.
A journalist and schoolteacher in Iceland from the early 1960s, studied classical singing in
The Grass is Singing, with whom he formed a lifelong friendship. With his play Dagur Vonar
he cemented his reputation as one of Iceland's greatest dramatists. Later he turned to writing novels, popular history books and TV documentaries.
From 1982 to 1986, Sigurðsson was the vice president of The Writer's Union of Iceland. From 1985 to 1987, he served as president of the Association of Icelandic Artists. He was also a member of the Reykjavík Art Festival committee from 1985 till 1987.[1]
A list of works
- Réttu mér fána 1968 (poetry)
- Á jörð ertu kominn 1972 (poetry)
- Pétur og Rúna (play)
- Selurinn hefur mannsaugu (play)
- Skáld-Rósa 1978 (play)
- Grasmaðkur 1983 (play)
- Dagur Vonar 1987 (play)
- Frá himni og jörðu 1989 (short stories)
- Svartur sjór af síld : síldarævintýrin miklu á sjó og landi 1989 (illustrated history)
- Hengiflugið 1993 (novel)
- Óskastjarnan 1998 (play)
- Ljósið í vatninu 2000 (novel)
- Dínamít 2005 (play)
- Prívat og persónulega 2009 (autobiographical short stories)
- Er ekki nóg að elska 2015 (play)
See also
References
- ^ "Birgir Sigurðsson". Reykjavík City Library. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Leitir.is - Birgir Sigurðsson". leitir.is.
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External links
- "Birgir Sigurðsson". Reykjavík City Library. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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