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Andri Snær Magnason

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Andri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer, born in Reykjavik on July 14, 1973. An award winning author published in 40 languages. His most recent book is On Time and Water - a book seeking to explore the issue of time and climate change through language, mythology and memoir. Andri has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays and he has directed documentary films. His novel LoveStar was chosen as “Novel of the year” by Icelandic booksellers, it received the DV Literary Award, The Philip K. Dick special citation Award of 2013 and won the french Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire as best foreign Sci-Fi in France 2016. His children’s book, The Story of the Blue Planet, was the first children’s book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize ...more

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	On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Lytton Smith (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.26 avg rating — 3,680 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	LoveStar 3.76 avg rating — 2,267 ratings — published 2002 — 9 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
	The Casket of Time by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Björg Árnadóttir (Translator), Andrew Cauthery (Translator) 4.05 avg rating — 1,330 ratings — published 2013 — 24 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
	The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Áslaug Jónsdóttir (Illustrator), Julian Meldon D'Arcy (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 1999	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
	Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation 4.15 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2006 — 11 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
	Sofðu ást mín 4.05 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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
	Bónus Supermarktgedichte by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Tina Flecken (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1996 — 10 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
	Engar smá sögur 3.43 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1996 — 3 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
	Jötunsten by Andri Snær Magnason (Goodreads Author), Nanna Kalkar (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 15 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
	Ljóðasmygl og skáldarán 3.30 avg rating — 10 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

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We Are Water – with Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy Dutcher, Mali Obomsawin, Chris Newell and Andri Snær Magnason

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I am on the East coast for three events, 18th in Hanover, 20th in Portland Maine and 21st in Bowdoin Collage.

Hanover New Hampshire – The Hop – with Yo Yo Ma October 18th 2025

Yo-Yo Ma and friends present an evening of songs and stories to ask how the waters of the North — from Kwenitekw (the Connecticut River) to Supeq (the ocean) and Punkik (the Arctic North) — connect us to each other and to our

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Andri Snær Magnason wrote a new blog post We Are Water – with Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy Dutcher, Mali Obomsawin, Chris Newell and Andri Snær Magnason I am on the East coast for three events, 18th in Hanover, 20th in Portland Maine and 21st in Bowdoin Collage. Hanover New Hampshire – The Hop – with Y Read more of this blog post »
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Andri liked Ny's review of The Casket of Time (Yonder): "such a lovely read 😭!!! I don't particularly enjoy tales or novels with kids as main characters but the story was just sooooo so lovely, I couldn't stop reading!! Also my heart skipped a beat at the very last sentence bc I'm, as usual, a hopeless yea" Read more of this review »
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Andri liked Raquel Euphrasio's review of A Ilusão do Tempo: "Uma fabula sobre algo que queremos muito, mas que talvez não precisamos. Eu adorei a narrativa e os pontos levantados nessa história, foi uma leitura reflexiva mas também divertida."
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“Your time is the time of the people you know and love, the time that molds you. And your time is also the time of the people you will know and love. The time that you will shape.”
― Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

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“Those who define the world based on money, industry and production capacity have seemingly been spared from acquiring an understanding of biology, geology or ecology. They calculate statistics and feel optimistic. What’s fatal to the Earth and unsustainable for the future is hidden by the words ‘favorable economic outlook’. Increased oil production is positive for the economy; doubling aluminium production is positive. Economic growth doesn’t distinguish sustainability and unsustainability. Imagine making no distinction between strengthening or fattening, or between a child or a tumour growing in the womb. Growth is simply presented as an inherent good; there’s no distinction made between malignant and benign growth.”
― Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

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“For most people, the phrase 'climate change' is just white noise. Easier to have opinions on smaller matters. We can comprehend the loss of something valuable, can comprehend when an animal is shot, when a project blows past its agreed-upon budget. But when it comes to the infinitely large, the sacred, to things that are fundamental to our lives, there's no comparable reaction. It's as if the brain cannot register at such a scale.”
― Andri Snær Magnason, On Time and Water

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