(b.1954) is one of the most widely translated Icelandic authors born in the postwar period. Gudmundsson has received many awards and distinctions for his books, such as the Norwegian Bjørnson Prize, the Scharnberg Memorial Award in Denmark, The Karen Blixen Medal, and The Giuseppe Acerbi Literary Prize in Italy. In 2012 Einar Mar Gudmundsson received the Swedish Academy’s Nordic Prize, dubbed “The Little Nobel”, for his contribution to literature.
“Gudmundsson is a born storyteller … a masterpiece!”
POLITIKEN, DENMARK (on Dog Days)
“Yet again Einar Mar Gudmundsson demonstrates his outstanding eloquence and joy in narration … While there is grandeur inGudmundsson’s style, humour always has a secure place too.”
DAGBLADENES BUREAU, DENMARK (on Snapshots)
AWARDS
2015 – The Icelandic Literature Prize: Hundadagar (Dog Days)
2012 – The Swedish Academy’s nordic literature prize
2010 – Carl Scharnberg’s Memorial Fund
2002 – Icelandic National Service Writer´s Fund
2002 – The Knight´s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon
1999 – The Karen Blixen Award, an honorary award from the Danish Academy
1999 – Giuseppe Acerbi Literary Prize. In the town Castel Goffredo in Italy.
1995 – Nordic Council Literature Prize: Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe)
1994 – VISA Cultural Prize
1994 – DV Cultural Prize: Englar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe)
1988 – Bröste´s Optimism Award
1982 – First prize in a literary competition hosted by Almenna Bókafélagið Publishers: Riddarar hringstigans(The Knights of the Spiral Stairs)
NOMINATIONS
2007 – The Icelandic Literature Prize: Rimlar hugans (Bars of the Mind)
2004 – The Icelandic Literature Prize: Bítlaávarpið (The Beatle Manifesto)
2000 – The Icelandic Literature Prize: Draumur á jörðu (Dreams on Earth)
1997 – The Icelandic Literature Prize: Fótspor á himnum (Footprints on the Heavens)
1991 – The Icelandic Literature Prize: Klettur í hafi (A Rock in the Ocean)
