Einar Mar Gudmundsson

(b.1954) is one of the most widely translated Icelandic authors born in the postwar period. Gudmundsson has received many awards and distinctions for his books, such as the Norwegian Bjørnson Prize, the Scharnberg Memorial Award in Denmark, The Karen Blixen Medal, and The Giuseppe Acerbi Literary Prize in Italy. In 2012 Einar Mar Gudmundsson received the Swedish Academy’s Nordic Prize, dubbed “The Little Nobel”, for his contribution to literature.

AWARDS

2018 - Priz Littérature-monde, France (Icelandic Kings) 2016 - 21st Century Best Foreign Novels, China (Dog Days) 2016 - Zou Taofen Foreign Novel of the Year 2016 (Dog Days) 2015 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Hundadagar (Dog Days) 2012 - The Swedish Academy's nordic literature prize 2010 - Carl Scharnberg's Memorial Fund 2002 - Icelandic National Service Writer´s Fund 2002 - The Knight´s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon 1999 - The Karen Blixen Award, an honorary award from the Danish Academy 1999 - Giuseppe Acerbi Literary Prize. In the town Castel Goffredo in Italy. 1995 - Nordic Council Literature Prize: Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe) 1994 - VISA Cultural Prize 1994 - DV Cultural Prize: Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe) 1988 - Bröste´s Optimism Award 1982 - First prize in a literary competition hosted by Almenna Bókafélagið Publishers: Riddarar hringstigans (The Knights of the Spiral Stairs)

NOMINATIONS

2007 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Rimlar hugans (Bars of the Mind) 2004 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Bítlaávarpið (The Beatle Manifesto) 2000 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Draumur á jörðu (Dreams on Earth) 1997 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Fótspor á himnum (Footprints on the Heavens) 1991 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Klettur í hafi (A Rock in the Ocean)

“Gudmundsson is a born storyteller … a masterpiece!”

POLITIKEN, DENMARK (on Dog Days)

“Yet again Einar Mar Gudmundsson demonstrates his outstanding eloquence and joy in narration … While there is grandeur in Gudmundsson’s style, humour always has a secure place too.”

DAGBLADENES BUREAU, DENMARK (on Snapshots)

Title Awards

Dog Days (2015) — Icelandic Literary Prize 2015, Won
Dog Days (2015) — 21st Century Best Foreign Novels 2016, Won
Dog Days (2015) — Zou Taofen Foreign Novel of the Year 2016, Won
Zero, Bank Street (2011) — Bjørnson Prize, Won
Zero, Bank Street (2011) — Award from the memorial fund dedicated to Danish writer and radical Carl Scharnberg, Won
Zero, Bank Street (2011) — Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize 2012, Won
The Beatle Manifesto (2004) — Icelandic Literary Prize 2004, Nominated
Dreams on Earth (2000) — The Icelandic Literary Prize 2000, Nominated
Footprints on the Heavens (1997) — Icelandic Literary Prize 1997, Nominated
Angels of the Universe (1993) — Nordic Council Literature Prize 1995, Won
Angels of the Universe (1993) — The DV Cultural Prize for Literature 1994, Won