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Bragi Ólafsson


Born
in Reykjavík, Iceland
August 11, 1962

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry


Bragi studied Spanish at the University of Iceland and the University of Granada. He has had a number of different jobs in Reykjavík, at the post office, in a bank and in a record store. He was also a member of the Sugarcubes, and toured with them in Europe and America.
Bragi's first published work, the poetry collection Dragsúgur (Draught), appeared in 1986. Since then, he has published other books of poetry, short story collections, plays and novels. His first novel, Hvíldardagar (Days of Repose) was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in 1999 and the next one, Gæludýrin (The Pets) also in 2001. He received the DV Cultural Prize for the novel Samkvæmisleikir (Party Games) in 2004 and his novel Sendiherrann (The Ambassador) was nomin ...more

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Average rating: 3.49 · 1,389 ratings · 168 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors
The Pets
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The Ambassador
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Samkvæmisleikir
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Hvíldardagar
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Staða pundsins
3.78 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2019
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Gegn gangi leiksins
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Innanríkið – Alexíus
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Fjarveran
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Handritið að kvikmynd Arnar...
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