Eldhylur

by Hannes Pétursson

80 pages

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Hannes Pétursson's first book, Kvæðabók (Poetrybook), came out in 1955, and since then he has published several collections of poetry, a collection of short stories, academic texts, essays, and biographies. Among his many translations is The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, in 1960. Among many awards and recognitions received for his work, Hannes was elected in 1991 an Honoured Member of the Icelandic Writers' Union, and received the Icelandic Literary Award for his collection of poetry, Eldhylur (Fire Pool), in 1993.