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The last name is <a href="/wiki/Patronymic" title="Patronymic">patronymic</a>, not a <a href="/wiki/Surname" title="Surname">family name</a>; this person is referred to by the given name <i>Gyrðir</i>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyrdir_Eliasson,_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gyrdir_Eliasson%2C_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_%281%29.jpg/220px-Gyrdir_Eliasson%2C_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gyrdir_Eliasson%2C_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_%281%29.jpg/330px-Gyrdir_Eliasson%2C_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Gyrdir_Eliasson%2C_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_%281%29.jpg/440px-Gyrdir_Eliasson%2C_vinnare_av_Nordiska_radets_litteraturpris_2011_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="4256" /></a><figcaption>Gyrðir Elíasson, winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2011</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyrdir-eliason_DSC09369.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Gyrdir-eliason_DSC09369.jpg/220px-Gyrdir-eliason_DSC09369.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Gyrdir-eliason_DSC09369.jpg/330px-Gyrdir-eliason_DSC09369.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Gyrdir-eliason_DSC09369.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="263" /></a><figcaption>Gyrðir Elíasson 2011</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Gyrðir Elíasson</b> (born 4 April 1961) is an author and translator in <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lit2000_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lit2000-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_and_Literary_Career">Life and Literary Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gyr%C3%B0ir_El%C3%ADasson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life and Literary Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gyrðir was born in <a href="/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk" title="Reykjavík">Reykjavík</a>, but was raised in Sauðarkrókur, a small town in the northern part of the country. He graduated from the Fjölbrautarskóli Nordurlands Vestra in Saudárkrókur in 1982. While trying various academic options at universities of education, he began writing poetry. His first book, a collection of poetry titled <i>Svarthvít axlabönd</i> (<i>Black-and-White Suspenders</i>), was published in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-lit.is_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lit.is-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also began translating works into Icelandic, considering it <i>the duty of Icelandic writers to give a hand in translations</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-lit2000_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lit2000-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among his translations are four works by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Brautigan" title="Richard Brautigan">Richard Brautigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-lit.is_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lit.is-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also has an interest in works about the <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">indigenous peoples of the Americas</a>. </p><p>Gyrðir has written ten volumes of poetry and five books of prose. His style is called "highly personal" among other things.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gyrðir lives in <a href="/wiki/Gar%C3%B0ur" title="Garður">Garður</a>. He is married with three children.<sup id="cite_ref-lit.is_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lit.is-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gyr%C3%B0ir_El%C3%ADasson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gyrðir Elíasson visiting Aarhus, Denmark (2011) </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg/120px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg/180px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg/240px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09379.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="263" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg/120px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg/180px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg/240px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09480.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="263" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg/120px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg/180px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg/240px-Gyrdir-eliasson_DSC09450.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="263" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg/90px-Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg/135px-Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg/180px-Gyrdir-eliasson_erik_DSC09388.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="467" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gyr%C3%B0ir_El%C3%ADasson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gyrðir won the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Nordic_Council%27s_Literature_Prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Nordic Council's Literature Prize">Nordic Council's Literature Prize</a> in 2011 for the short story collection <i>Milli trjánna</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Between_the_Trees_(short_story_collection)" title="Between the Trees (short story collection)">Between the Trees</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His collection <i>The Yellow House</i> was awarded both the <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Literary_Prize" title="Icelandic Literary Prize">Icelandic Literary Prize</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Halld%C3%B3r_Laxnes_Prize_for_Literature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Halldór Laxnes Prize for Literature (page does not exist)">Halldór Laxnes Prize for Literature</a> in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-lit.is.awards_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lit.is.awards-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gyr%C3%B0ir_El%C3%ADasson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/30px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="width: auto;"><div class="mbox-text-span">This list is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">incomplete</a>; you can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gyr%C3%B0ir_El%C3%ADasson&action=edit">adding missing items</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Works translated to English</b> </p> <ul><li><i>The Wandering Squirrel</i> (<i>Gangandi íkorni</i>) (novel)</li> <li><i>The Book of Sandá River</i> (<i>Sandárbókin</i>) (novel)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stone_Tree&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stone Tree (page does not exist)">Stone Tree</a></i> ("Steintré") (short stories, 2003)</li> <li><i>A Few General Remarks on the Cooling of the Sun</i> (<i>Nokkur almenn orð um kulnun sólar</i>) (poetry)</li></ul> <p><b>Works translated to Icelandic</b> </p> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Education_of_Little_Tree" title="The Education of Little Tree">The Education of Little Tree</a>" by Forrest Carter (novel) (Icelandic: "Uppvöxtur Litla Trés")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gyr%C3%B0ir_El%C3%ADasson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-lit2000-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-lit2000_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-lit2000_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGyrðir_Elíasson2000" class="citation web cs1">Gyrðir Elíasson (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131112013344/http://www.literature.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-3900/6556_read-18397/RSkra-">"From the Author"</a>. 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<a href="/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%B6_Linna" title="Väinö Linna">Väinö Linna</a></li> <li>1964: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ice_Palace_(novel)" title="The Ice Palace (novel)">The Ice Palace</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Tarjei_Vesaas" title="Tarjei Vesaas">Tarjei Vesaas</a></li> <li>1965: <i><a href="/wiki/From_Hell_to_Paradise_(book)" title="From Hell to Paradise (book)">From Hell to Paradise</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Olof_Lagercrantz" title="Olof Lagercrantz">Olof Lagercrantz</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Good_Hope_(novel)" title="The Good Hope (novel)">The Good Hope</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/William_Heinesen" title="William Heinesen">William Heinesen</a></li> <li>1966: <i><a href="/wiki/Diwan_on_the_Prince_of_Emgion" title="Diwan on the Prince of Emgion">Diwan on the Prince of Emgion</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Ekel%C3%B6f" title="Gunnar Ekelöf">Gunnar Ekelöf</a></li> <li>1967: <i><a href="/wiki/Nye_noveller" title="Nye noveller">Nye noveller</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Johan_Borgen" title="Johan Borgen">Johan Borgen</a></li> <li>1968: <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_of_the_Eagle_(novel)" title="Flight of the Eagle (novel)">Flight of the Eagle</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Per_Olof_Sundman" title="Per Olof Sundman">Per Olof Sundman</a></li> <li>1969: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legionnaires" title="The Legionnaires">The Legionnaires</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Per_Olov_Enquist" title="Per Olov Enquist">Per Olov Enquist</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1970: <i><a href="/wiki/Anna,_I,_Anna" title="Anna, I, Anna">Anna, I, Anna</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Klaus_Rifbjerg" title="Klaus Rifbjerg">Klaus Rifbjerg</a></li> <li>1971: <i><a href="/wiki/Coast_of_Slaves" title="Coast of Slaves">Coast of Slaves</a></i>, <i> <a href="/wiki/Ships_of_Slaves" title="Ships of Slaves">Ships of Slaves</a></i> & <i><a href="/wiki/Islands_of_Slaves" title="Islands of Slaves">Islands of Slaves</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Thorkild_Hansen" title="Thorkild Hansen">Thorkild Hansen</a></li> <li>1972: <i><a href="/wiki/Sju_ord_p%C3%A5_tunnelbanan" title="Sju ord på tunnelbanan">Sju ord på tunnelbanan</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Karl_Vennberg" title="Karl Vennberg">Karl Vennberg</a></li> <li>1973: <i><a href="/wiki/Kersantin_poika" title="Kersantin poika">Kersantin poika</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Veijo_Meri" title="Veijo Meri">Veijo Meri</a></li> <li>1974: <i><a href="/wiki/Uden_m%C3%A5l_%E2%80%93_og_med" title="Uden mål – og med">Uden mål – og med</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Villy_S%C3%B8rensen" title="Villy Sørensen">Villy Sørensen</a></li> <li>1975: <i><a href="/wiki/Siin%C3%A4_n%C3%A4kij%C3%A4_miss%C3%A4_tekij%C3%A4" title="Siinä näkijä missä tekijä">Siinä näkijä missä tekijä</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Hannu_Salama" title="Hannu Salama">Hannu Salama</a></li> <li>1976: <i><a href="/wiki/A%C3%B0_laufferjum" title="Að laufferjum">Að laufferjum</a></i> & <i><a href="/wiki/A%C3%B0_brunnum" title="Að brunnum">Að brunnum</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/%C3%93lafur_J%C3%B3hann_Sigur%C3%B0sson" title="Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson">Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson</a></li> <li>1977: <i><a href="/wiki/I_de_m%C3%B6rka_rummen,_i_de_ljusa" title="I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa">I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Bo_Carpelan" title="Bo Carpelan">Bo Carpelan</a></li> <li>1978: <i><a href="/wiki/Dalen_Portland_(novel)" title="Dalen Portland (novel)">Dalen Portland</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Kjartan_Fl%C3%B8gstad" title="Kjartan Fløgstad">Kjartan Fløgstad</a></li> <li>1979: <i><a href="/wiki/Pubertet" title="Pubertet">Pubertet</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Ivar_Lo-Johansson" title="Ivar Lo-Johansson">Ivar Lo-Johansson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1980: <i><a href="/wiki/Vredens_barn" title="Vredens barn">Vredens barn</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sara_Lidman" title="Sara Lidman">Sara Lidman</a></li> <li>1981: <i><a href="/wiki/Haustr%C3%B6kkri%C3%B0_yfir_m%C3%A9r" title="Hauströkkrið yfir mér">Hauströkkrið yfir mér</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Snorri_Hjartarson" title="Snorri Hjartarson">Snorri Hjartarson</a></li> <li>1982: <i><a href="/wiki/Samuels_bok" title="Samuels bok">Samuels bok</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sven_Delblanc" title="Sven Delblanc">Sven Delblanc</a></li> <li>1983: <i><a href="/wiki/Om_fjorten_dage" title="Om fjorten dage">Om fjorten dage</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Seeberg" title="Peter Seeberg">Peter Seeberg</a></li> <li>1984: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Oratorio" title="The Christmas Oratorio">The Christmas Oratorio</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/G%C3%B6ran_Tunstr%C3%B6m" title="Göran Tunström">Göran Tunström</a></li> <li>1985: <i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_in_Ostrobothnia" title="A Day in Ostrobothnia">A Day in Ostrobothnia</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Antti_Tuuri" title="Antti Tuuri">Antti Tuuri</a></li> <li>1986: <i><a href="/wiki/L%C3%ADkasum" title="Líkasum">Líkasum</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3i_Patursson" title="Rói Patursson">Rói Patursson</a></li> <li>1987: <i><a href="/wiki/Hudl%C3%B8s_himmel" title="Hudløs himmel">Hudløs himmel</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Herbj%C3%B8rg_Wassmo" title="Herbjørg Wassmo">Herbjørg Wassmo</a></li> <li>1988: <i><a href="/wiki/Justice_Undone" title="Justice Undone">Justice Undone</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Thor_Vilhj%C3%A1lmsson" title="Thor Vilhjálmsson">Thor Vilhjálmsson</a></li> <li>1989: <i><a href="/wiki/Roman_1987" title="Roman 1987">Roman 1987</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Dag_Solstad" title="Dag Solstad">Dag Solstad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1990: <i><a href="/wiki/For_the_Living_and_the_Dead" title="For the Living and the Dead">For the Living and the Dead</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Tomas_Transtr%C3%B6mer" title="Tomas Tranströmer">Tomas Tranströmer</a></li> <li>1991: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun,_My_Father" title="The Sun, My Father">The Sun, My Father</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Nils-Aslak_Valkeap%C3%A4%C3%A4" title="Nils-Aslak Valkeapää">Nils-Aslak Valkeapää</a></li> <li>1992: <i><a href="/wiki/Night_Watch_(Sigur%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir_novel)" title="Night Watch (Sigurðardóttir novel)">Night Watch</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%AD%C3%B0a_%C3%81._Sigur%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir" title="Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir">Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir</a></li> <li>1993: <i><a href="/wiki/Byen_og_verden" title="Byen og verden">Byen og verden</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Peer_Hultberg" title="Peer Hultberg">Peer Hultberg</a></li> <li>1994: <i><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_(novel)" title="Blackwater (novel)">Blackwater</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Kerstin_Ekman" title="Kerstin Ekman">Kerstin Ekman</a></li> <li>1995: <i><a href="/wiki/Angels_of_the_Universe_(novel)" title="Angels of the Universe (novel)">Angels of the Universe</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Einar_M%C3%A1r_Gu%C3%B0mundsson" title="Einar Már Guðmundsson">Einar Már Guðmundsson</a></li> <li>1996: <i><a href="/wiki/Hva_skal_vi_gj%C3%B8re_i_dag_og_andre_noveller" title="Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller">Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/%C3%98ystein_L%C3%B8nn" title="Øystein Lønn">Øystein Lønn</a></li> <li>1997: <i><a href="/wiki/Bang._En_roman_om_Herman_Bang" title="Bang. En roman om Herman Bang">Bang. En roman om Herman Bang</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Dorrit_Willumsen" title="Dorrit Willumsen">Dorrit Willumsen</a></li> <li>1998: <i><a href="/wiki/After_Having_Spent_a_Night_Among_Horses" title="After Having Spent a Night Among Horses">After Having Spent a Night Among Horses</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Tua_Forsstr%C3%B6m" title="Tua Forsström">Tua Forsström</a></li> <li>1999: <i><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Gate_(poetry_collection)" title="Queen's Gate (poetry collection)">Queen's Gate</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Pia_Tafdrup" title="Pia Tafdrup">Pia Tafdrup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2000: <i><a href="/wiki/Dr%C3%B8mmebroer" title="Drømmebroer">Drømmebroer</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Henrik_Nordbrandt" title="Henrik Nordbrandt">Henrik Nordbrandt</a></li> <li>2001: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Discoverer" 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