Snorri Hjartarson

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Snorri Hjartarson


Born
in Hvanneyri, Borgarfirði, Iceland
April 22, 1906

Died
December 27, 1986

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Snorri Hjartarson (22 April 1906 – 27 December 1986) was an Icelandic poet, and a winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
Snorri was born in Hvanneyri, Borgarfjörður. He lived in Norway for a long time and studied art at the Art Academy of Oslo under the direction of Axel Revold from 1931 to 1932. His first publication was a novel written in Norwegian in 1934, but he is known for his poetry books in Icelandic. He was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1981 for his poetry collection Hauströkkrið yfir mér. Snorri was a librarian at the Reykjavik City Library (Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur) after he moved back to Iceland. From 1942-1966 he served as City Librarian, taking over the post from Sigurgeir Friðriksson.
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Average rating: 4.21 · 33 ratings · 2 reviews · 12 distinct works
Pelos nossos corações passa...

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Kvæðasafn

4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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Hauströkkrið yfir mér

3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1979
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Kvæði

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1944
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Modern isländsk poesi

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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1959 — 2 editions
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Á Gnitaheiði

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952
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Lauf og stjörnur

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1966
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Kvæði 1940 - 1966

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1981
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Brennend fliegt ein Schwan

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Kvæði 1940-1952

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