Background
Hannes was born in Sauðárkrókur and educated in Reykjavík.
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Hannes Petursson
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He completed a course in Icelandic Studies and philology at the University of Iceland in 1959 and worked for Bókaútgáfa Menningarsjóðs (Cultural Publishing) between 1959 and 1976.
Career
He is amongst the most widely translated of living Icelandic poets. He was 23 years old when he published his first book of poetry, Kvæðabók, which attracted attention. By 1966 he had already established himself as one of Iceland"s leading poets.
Hannes has authored collections of poetry, fiction, narrative elements, short stories and travelogues, a book about the poet Steingrímur Thorsteinsson, a reference work on literature, and many translations.
His craft is without blemish." He is an honorary Writer of Iceland. His poetry has been translated into 12 languages.
Achievements
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He is a recipient of the German Henrik Steffens Prize in 1975 and the Icelandic Literary Prize for his poetry collection Eldhylur in 1993. He was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize for his poetry collection Eldhylur in 1993 and the German Henrik Steffens Prize in 1975. A writer in World Literature Today said of him when he won the Icelandic Literary Prize, "Hannes Petursson has long been one of Iceland"s most eminent poets, yet he has never done better than now.
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Iceland
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Awards
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Icelandic Literary Prize
The Icelandic Literary Prize, or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to two books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association.The Icelandic Literary Prize, or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to two books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association.