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Guðmundur Andri Thorsson

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Born: December 30 1957

Guðmundur Andri Thorsson was born in Reykjavík on December 31st 1957. He graduated from M.S. high school in 1978 and with a B.A. degree in Icelandic and comparative literature from The University of Iceland in 1983. He did his Cand.mag studies at the same school from 1983 - 1985.

Guðmundur Andri worked as a journalist and literary critic at DV newspaper and Þjóðviljinn for some time and has for years hosted his own radio program, Andrarímur, at The Icelandic National Radio. He was editor of literary journal Tímarit Máls og menningar from 1986 - 1989 and again from 2009. He also worked as an editor for Mál og menning publishing house from 1987 - 2004. Guðmundur Andri plays the guitar and sings with his companions in the band Hinir ástsælu Spaðar.

Guðmundur Andri's first novel, Mín káta angist, was published in 1988 and since then he has sent forward three other novels, the latest one is Náðarkraftur from 2003. He has overseen a number of books in his career, as well as translating fiction by foreign authors, among them the novels A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian andTwo Caravans by Marina Lewycka. Guðmundur Andri has written a large number of articles on culture and social issues in newspapers and magazines, some of them appeared in his book Ég vildi að ég kynni að dansa , published in 1998. He received the DV Cultural Prize for Literature for his novel Íslenski draumurinn in 1991. The book was also nominated for The Icelandic Literature Prize in the same year. The novel Íslandsförin var nominated for the same prize in 1996.

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Guðmundur Andri Thorsson

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And the Wind Sees All

Og svo tjöllum við okkur í rallið : Bókin um Thor

Íslenski draumurinn

Mín káta angist

Náðarkraftur

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Íslandsförin

Íslandsförin

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Íslensk bókmenntasaga V

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