Steinar Bragi
Steinar Bragi is an Icelandic writer born 15 August 1975. He has been called 'Iceland's foremost contemporary author, in the estimation of many'.
Career
At the age of 23 he published his first book of poetry, Svarthol, and his first novel, Turninn, was published in 2000. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Iceland. In 2008, his book Konur received great critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Nordic Council literature prize. Current affairs, particularly the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis, are prominent in his work from 2008 onwards, such as Konur and Hálendið: Skáldsaga. Steinar Bragi is sometimes considered to be in the "new wave" of younger Icelandic authors influenced by popular culture and in his case the grotesque, with influences from horror writers such as H. P. Lovecraft. He is also notable as a poet.Most of Steinar Bragi's early writing was published by the Icelandic publishing house Bjartur. In 2008, however, he changed to Mál [og menning]. During the transition, his novel Konur was accordingly first published by the avant-garde collective Nýhil before being republished by Mál og menning.
Works
- Svarthol, poems, Nykur, 1998
- Augnkúluvökvi, poems, Nykur, 1999
- Turninn, prose, Bjartur, 2000
- Ljúgðu gosi, ljúgðu, poems, Bjartur, 2001,
- Áhyggjudúkkur, novel, Bjartur, 2002
- "Draumar um bin Laden", play, On War, Nýhil, 2003
- Sólskinsfólkið, novel, Bjartur, 2004
- Litli kall strikes again, prose, Nýhil, 2005
- Útgönguleiðir, prose, Nýhil, 2005
- Hið stórfenglega leyndarmál Heimsins, novel, Bjartur, 2006
- Konur, novel, Nýhil, 2008; 2nd ed. Mál og Menning, 2009
- Himinninn yfir Þingvöllum: Þrjár sögur, novels, Mál og menning, 2009
- Hálendið: Skáldsaga, novel, Mál og menning, 2011
- Reimleikar í Reykjavík, JPV, 2013
- Kata, novel, Mál og menning, 2014
- Allt fer, short stories, Mál og menning, 2016
- Truflunin, novel, Mál og menning, 2020
- Dáin heimsveldi, novel, Mál og menning, 2022
- Gólem, novel, Mál og menning, 2024