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Jóanes Nielsen is a Faroese author and poet of the 1980s generation.

Career

He has written both short stories, plays and novels. One of his main influences is the writer William Heinesen. And he even features in some of his poems.

But as a writer Nielsen is mainly associated with the political and often existential message that he delivers through his work.

In December 2012 the international publication house Random House made a contract with Nielsen to publish his novel Brahmadellarnir, at first it will be published in German. This is an historical event for Faroese literature, because no other Faroese author"s work has until now been published on such a large publishing house.

1984 – Faroese Literature Prize (Mentanarvirðisløn M A Jacobsens)

2011 – Mentanarvirðisløn Landsins (Faroese Cultural Award) (150000 DKK)

2012 – Faroese Literature Prize (Mentanarvirðisløn M A Jacobsens) for his novel Brahmadellarnir from 2011 (35000 DKK). 2012 - He is the first Faroese author who has made a contract with one of the world"s largest publication house Random House.

Achievements

  • He has now published seven collections of poetry, and has been nominated for the Nordic Council"s Literature Prize for the fourth time with his latest collection of poems, entitled Brúgvar av svongum orðum (Bridges of Hungry Words). He has been nominated for the Nordic Council"s Literature Prize five times: 1988, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2012. 2002 – Winner of the Nordic Drama Award for Eitur nakað land week-end ?. 2012 - Brahmadellarnir was nominated for the Nordic Council"s Literature Prize 2013.