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Gunnar Gunnarsson

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Gunnar Gunnarsson


Born
in Valþjófsstaður, Fljótsdalur, Iceland
May 18, 1889

Died
November 21, 1975

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Gunnar Gunnarsson is one of Iceland's most esteemed writers. From a poor peasant background, Gunnar moved to Denmark in 1907 to get an education. He wrote mainly in Danish throughout his career, in order to reach a wider audience.
In 1955, he was considered for the Nobel Prize, the year in which it was awarded to his fellow countryman, Halldór Laxness.

For the Icelandic author born in 1947, see Gunnar Gunnarsson.
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“Der Mensch hängt an dem Seinen, an sich selbst und dem Seinen, bis über den Tod hinaus und bangt davor, das Leben aus den Händen zu verlieren - dies Wirklichste von allem Wirklichen, dies Erbärmlichste von allem Erbärmlichen, dies Unendlichste von allem Unendlichen; bangt vor der Einsamkeit, auf der sein selbst beruht, die sein Selbst ist, bangt davor, ohne Mitmenschen ringsum zu sein - und vielleicht von Gott vergessen.”
Gunnar Gunnarsson, Advent im Hochgebirge

“A za tím snem pořád věděl, že čas utíka a nikdy se nezastaví, nezastaví ho ani rěky, nikdy se neunaví, že běží stále kuprědu, tajuplně jako rěka z ledovce a spíciho člověka prekročí, jako by byl mrtvý.”
Gunnar Gunnarsson, Le Berger de l'Avent

“Man clings to himself and what is his, over and beyond death itself, and he is afraid to let life out of his hands—life, this most real of all things, this most pitiful of all pitiful things, the most eternal of all that is eternal.”
Gunnar Gunnarsson, Il pastore d'Islanda

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