Andri Snær Magnason (born 14 July 1973) is an Icelandic writer.[1] He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, and essays. His work has been published or performed in more than 30 countries.

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Andri Snær Magnason
Born	(1973-07-14) 14 July 1973 (age 48) Reykjavík, Iceland
Language	Icelandic
Nationality	Icelandic
Education	BA in literature
Genre	Children's books, environmentalism
Notable awards	West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize 2002 Icelandic Literary Award 1999, 2006, 2014 KAIROS Prize 2007 West Nordic Council's Children and Youth Literature Prize 2014 UKLA Award 2014

He was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize in 1999 for the children's book and play Blue Planet,[2] and again in 2006 for the non-fiction book Dreamland, a critique of Icelandic industrial and energy policy.

He was a candidate in the 2016 Icelandic presidential election.

About

Andri was born in Reykjavík on 14 July 1973. He has four children.

His novel, LoveStar, was chosen “Novel of the year” by Icelandic booksellers 2002, received the DV Literary Award and a nomination to the Icelandic Literary Prize, and was awarded the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation of Excellence in 2013. His children's book, Blue Planet, was the first children's book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and has been published in 30 countries. Blue Planet was a 2014 United Kingdom Literacy Association Book Award Winner, an Honor Book for the Nature Generation's 2013 Green Earth Book Award in Children's Fiction, and received the 2002 West Nordic Children's Book Prize and the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award in 2000. The play from the story has been staged in Toronto, Chicago, Aalborg, Wasa and Lucerne. Andri has collaborated with various artists, mostly with the band múm.

Andri was vice-president of The Icelandic Writers Union and a board member of The Culture House in Reykjavik. He has been active in the fight against the destruction of the Icelandic Highlands.

In 2021, he won the Writers Award from the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV.[3]

Bibliography

• Ljóðasmygl og skáldarán – Nykur 1995
• Bonus Poetry (original title: Bónusljóð). Published by Icelandic supermarket chain Bónus in 1996.
• Very Short Stories (original title: Engar Smá Sögur). Published by Mál og menning. 1996.
• Maður undir himni, um trú í ljóðum Ísaks Harðarsonar. Published by University of Iceland Press in 1999.
• LoveStar (published in English by Seven Stories Press)
• The Story of The Blue Planet (published in English by Seven Stories Press) (original title: Sagan af bláa hnettinum. Published by Mál og menning)
• Dreamland – A Self Help Manual For A Frightened Nation (published in English by Citizen Press). (original title: Draumalandið – sjálfshjálparbók handa hræddri þjóð published by Mál og menning in 2006)
• The Time Casket Tímakistan – Mál og menning 2013
• Sofðu ást mín Mál og menning 2016
• Bónusljóð 44% meira (2017)

Plays

• Natures Opera (original title: Náttúruóperan) LFMH 1999
• Blue Planet (original title: Blái hnötturinn) Icelandic National Theater 2001
• Hlauptu Náttúrubarn Útvarpsleikhúsið 2001
• Úlfhamssaga Hafnarfjarðarleikhúsið/Annað svið 2004
• Eternal Happiness (original title: Eilíf hamingja) with Thorleif Arnarson – City Theater/ Lifandi Leikhús 2007
• Eternal Misery (original title: Eilíf óhamingja) with Thorleif Arnarson- City Theater/ Lifandi Leikhús 2009

Music

• Voices/Raddir, Smekkleysa/Stofnun Árna Magnússonar 1998
• Flugmaður – spoken word CD with múm – Leiknótan 1999

Films

• Dreamland (original title: Draumalandið), Documentary film codirected with Þorfinnur Guðnason. Ground Control Productions 2009.[4]

See also

• List of Icelandic writers
• Icelandic literature

References

External links

• Media related to Andri Snær Magnason at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website