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Jón Kalman Stefánsson

Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Photo: Hreinn Gudlaugsson · CC BY-SA 4.0

About

Jón Kalman Stefánsson is an Icelandic author born on 17 December 1963 in Reykjavík, widely regarded as one of the most significant voices in Nordic literature. He made his debut in 1988 and has since published poetry collections, short stories and novels - translated into more than 30 languages. His writing blends lyrical intensity with deep existential questions about love, loss and the human struggle against nature. In 2026 he received his fifth nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for the novel Himintungl yfir heimsins ystu brún (2024).

30+
his books are translated into language
5×
nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize
11
novels published in Danish

What's new

  • 2026-09

    Jón Kalman Stefánsson visits the OrdFraNord literature festival in the border region on 16-19 September 2026 together with his wife Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir.

  • 2026-02

    Jón Kalman Stefánsson is nominated for the fifth time for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize - this time for the novel Himintungl yfir heimsins ystu brún (2024).

  • 2025-12

    The poetry collection Þyngsta frumefnið (2025) is nominated for the Icelandic literature prize in the fiction category.

  • 2025-11

    Jón Kalman Stefánsson presents his fifth poetry collection Þyngsta frumefnið to a full house at Skáldu bookstore in Reykjavík on 5 November 2025.

  • 2024-10

    The English translation Your Absence Is Darkness is published by MacLehose Press with Philip Roughton as translator.

Tour

Schleswig

Tracks

Himmellegemer over verdens yderste randNovel (2024/2025 in Danish), nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2026
Dit fravær er mørkeNovel (Danish 2022), received the French Prix du Livre étranger 2022
Himmerrige og helvede / Englenes sorg / Menneskets hjerteThe Boy Trilogy - Stefánsson's international breakthrough, film adaptation agreement concluded
Sommerlys, og så kommer nattenWon the Icelandic Literature Prize 2005
Þyngsta frumefniðFifth poetry collection, published 2025, nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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