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Matthías Johannessen

Born

in Reykjavík, Iceland

January 03, 1930

Genre

Poetry, Short Stories, Short Stories

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Matthías worked for the Morgunblaðið newspaper for most of his working life, as a journalist from 1951–1959 when he became an editor, a position he held until his retirement in 2001.

In his long writing career, Matthías Johannessen has published a number of poetry books, plays, essays, interview books, biographies and translations. He has also edited a number of books, written prologues for various works and published numerous articles in magazines and newspapers. He is well known for his many interviews with known and unknown people, among them Halldór Laxness, the poet Tómas Guðmundsson and composer Páll Ísólfsson. His first collection of poetry, Borgin hló (The City Laughed) was published in 1958 and gained immediate attention for its fre ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 58 ratings · 11 reviews · 68 distinct works

	Í kompaníi við allífið – Matthías Johannessen ræðir við Þórberg Þórðarson 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ólafur Thors I-II liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Naked Machine: Selected Poems by Matthías Johannessen, Manfred Fischer, Katrin Meinert liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sculptor Asmundur Sveinsson an Edda in shapes and symbols 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kvöldganga með fuglum 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undir mjúkum væng 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kjarval: Málari lands og vætta by Matthías Johannessen, Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hrunadans og heimaslóð it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hundaþúfan og hafið by Matthías Johannessen, Páll Ísólfsson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars