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{{Short description|Icelandic writer (1926–2000)}}
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'''Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson''' ([[April 18]] [[1926]] - [[September 3]] [[2000]])<ref name='mbl-backpage'>''Morgunblaðið'', September 5, 2000, p. 72.</ref> was an Icelandic writer.
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'''Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson''' (18 April 1926 – 3 September 2000)<ref name='mbl-backpage'>''Morgunblaðið'', 5 September 2000, p. 72.</ref> was an Icelandic writer.


==Life==
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Indriði was born on a farm in [[Skagafjörður]], the son of a laborer. He studied at [[Héraðsskólinn á Laugarvatni]] from 1942-3. He worked as a driver in [[Akureyri]] from 1945-51, when he became a reporter at [[Tíminn]]. From 1959-62 he was a reporter for [[Alþýðublaðið]] and from 1962-73 he was the editor of Tíminn. In 1973 he became the director of the national festival held at [[Þingvellir]] in 1974. During the next years he worked on writing until again becoming the editor of Tíminn from 1987
to 1991.<ref name='mbl-backpage'/>


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Indriði was born on a farm in [[Skagafjörður]], the son of a labourer. He studied at [[Héraðsskólinn á Laugarvatni]] from 1942 to 1943. He worked as a driver in [[Akureyri]] from 1945 to 1951, when he became a reporter at [[Tíminn]]. From 1959 to 1962 he was a reporter for [[Alþýðublaðið]] and from 1962 to 1973 he was the editor of the newspaper ''Tíminn''. In 1973 he was appointed director of the national festival, which was held at [[Þingvellir]] in 1974. In the years following, he worked at his writing until again becoming the editor of Tíminn (1987–1991).<ref name='mbl-backpage'/> He was also campaign director for [[Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)|Albert Gudmundsson]]'s presidential run where he ceded to Vigdis Finnbogadottir.
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Indriði first received attention by winning a short story contest in 1951 with ''Blástör'', a humorous and erotic fertility story. That same year he published his first short story collection, ''Sæluvika''.<ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, pp. 652-3.</ref> In 1955 he published his first novel, ''79 af stöðinni'' ("Taxi 79"). The book was very successful. It deals with the difficulties of a country boy who moves to the city and, more generally, the ongoing changes in Icelandic society brought by modernization and urbanization.<ref name='Jóhann'>Jóhann Hjálmarsson.</ref><ref name='Ástráður'>Ástráður Eysteinsson, p. 414.</ref><ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, pp. 554-58.</ref> The story was made into a film in 1962, a milestone in the history of [[Icelandic cinema]].<ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, p. 554.</ref><ref>{{imdb title|0134894|79 af stöðinni}}</ref>
Indriði was the father of the writer [[Arnaldur Indriðason]].


==Early works==
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Indriði first received attention by winning a short story contest in 1951 with ''Blástör'',<ref>Republished in [[Lesbók Morgunblaðsins]], [http://www.timarit.is/?issueID=435518&pageSelected=5&lang=4 Lesbók Morgunblaðsins, 13. tölublað, April 12, 1986], 12 April 1986.</ref> a humorous and erotic fertility story. That same year he published his first short story collection, ''Sæluvika''.<ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, pp. 652–3.</ref> In 1955 he published his first novel, ''79 af stöðinni'' ("Taxi 79"). The book was very successful. It deals with the difficulties of a country boy who moves to the city and, more generally, the ongoing changes in Icelandic society brought by modernization and urbanization.<ref name='Jóhann'>Jóhann Hjálmarsson.</ref><ref name='Ástráður'>Ástráður Eysteinsson, p. 414.</ref><ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, pp. 554–58.</ref> The story was made into a film in 1962, a milestone in the history of [[Icelandic cinema]].<ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, p. 554.</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|0134894|79 af stöðinni}}.</ref>

==Later works==

*Þeir sem guðirnir elska (1957), short story collection<ref>Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, p. 654.</ref>
*Land og synir (1963, "Land and Sons"), novel<ref name='Ástráður'/>
*Þjófur í paradís (1967, "Thief in Paradise"), novel<ref name='Ástráður'/>
*Norðan við stríð (1971, "North of War"), novel<ref name='Ástráður'/>

His novels ''Land og synir'' and ''Norðan við stríð'' were shortlisted for the [[Nordic Council's Literature Prize]] in 1965 and 1973 respectively.<ref>Nordic Council, [http://www.norden.org/nr/pris/lit_pris/uk/arkiv.asp Previous prize winners and nominations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126121729/http://www.norden.org/nr/pris/lit_pris/uk/arkiv.asp |date=2005-11-26 }}, retrieved January 2008.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==


* "[http://www.timarit.is/?issueID=440227&pageSelected=36&lang=4 Andlát : Indriði G. Þorsteinsson]", ''[[Morgunblaðið]]'' September 5, 2000, p. 72.
*"[https://timarit.is/page/1977545?iabr=on#page/n71/mode/2up Andlát : Indriði G. Þorsteinsson]", ''[[Morgunblaðið]]'', 5 September 2000, p. 72.
* Ástráður Eysteinsson (2007). "Icelandic Prose Literature, 1940-1980" in ''A History of Icelandic Literature'', edited by Daisy L. Neijmann, pp. 404-438. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803233469.
*Ástráður Eysteinsson (2007). "Icelandic Prose Literature, 1940–1980" in ''A History of Icelandic Literature'', edited by Daisy L. Neijmann, pp. 404–438. [[University of Nebraska Press]]. {{ISBN|0-8032-3346-9}}.
* Dagný Kristjánsdóttir (2006). "Árin eftir seinna stríð", in ''Íslensk bókmenntasaga IV'', edited by Guðmundur Andri Thorsson, pp. 419-661. Mál og menning. ISBN 9979-3-2722-7.
*Dagný Kristjánsdóttir (2006). "Árin eftir seinna stríð", in ''Íslensk bókmenntasaga IV'', edited by [[Guðmundur Andri Thorsson]], pp. 419–661. Mál og menning. {{ISBN|9979-3-2722-7}}.
* Jóhann Hjálmarsson (2000). "[http://www.timarit.is/?issueID=440227&pageSelected=14&lang=4 Indriði G. Þorsteinsson]", ''[[Morgunblaðið]]'' September 5, 2000, p. 28.
*Jóhann Hjálmarsson (2000). "[http://www.timarit.is/?issueID=440227&pageSelected=14&lang=4 Indriði G. Þorsteinsson]", ''[[Morgunblaðið]]'', 5 September 2000, p. 28.

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Indriði.

Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson (18 April 1926 – 3 September 2000)[1] was an Icelandic writer.

Life

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Indriði was born on a farm in Skagafjörður, the son of a labourer. He studied at Héraðsskólinn á Laugarvatni from 1942 to 1943. He worked as a driver in Akureyri from 1945 to 1951, when he became a reporter at Tíminn. From 1959 to 1962 he was a reporter for Alþýðublaðið and from 1962 to 1973 he was the editor of the newspaper Tíminn. In 1973 he was appointed director of the national festival, which was held at Þingvellir in 1974. In the years following, he worked at his writing until again becoming the editor of Tíminn (1987–1991).[1] He was also campaign director for Albert Gudmundsson's presidential run where he ceded to Vigdis Finnbogadottir. Indriði was the father of the writer Arnaldur Indriðason.

Early works

[edit]

Indriði first received attention by winning a short story contest in 1951 with Blástör,[2] a humorous and erotic fertility story. That same year he published his first short story collection, Sæluvika.[3] In 1955 he published his first novel, 79 af stöðinni ("Taxi 79"). The book was very successful. It deals with the difficulties of a country boy who moves to the city and, more generally, the ongoing changes in Icelandic society brought by modernization and urbanization.[4][5][6] The story was made into a film in 1962, a milestone in the history of Icelandic cinema.[7][8]

Later works

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  • Þeir sem guðirnir elska (1957), short story collection[9]
  • Land og synir (1963, "Land and Sons"), novel[5]
  • Þjófur í paradís (1967, "Thief in Paradise"), novel[5]
  • Norðan við stríð (1971, "North of War"), novel[5]

His novels Land og synir and Norðan við stríð were shortlisted for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1965 and 1973 respectively.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Morgunblaðið, 5 September 2000, p. 72.
  2. ^ Republished in Lesbók Morgunblaðsins, Lesbók Morgunblaðsins, 13. tölublað, April 12, 1986, 12 April 1986.
  3. ^ Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, pp. 652–3.
  4. ^ Jóhann Hjálmarsson.
  5. ^ a b c d Ástráður Eysteinsson, p. 414.
  6. ^ Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, pp. 554–58.
  7. ^ Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, p. 554.
  8. ^ 79 af stöðinni at IMDb.
  9. ^ Dagný Kristjánsdóttir, p. 654.
  10. ^ Nordic Council, Previous prize winners and nominations Archived 2005-11-26 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved January 2008.

References

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  • "Andlát : Indriði G. Þorsteinsson", Morgunblaðið, 5 September 2000, p. 72.
  • Ástráður Eysteinsson (2007). "Icelandic Prose Literature, 1940–1980" in A History of Icelandic Literature, edited by Daisy L. Neijmann, pp. 404–438. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3346-9.
  • Dagný Kristjánsdóttir (2006). "Árin eftir seinna stríð", in Íslensk bókmenntasaga IV, edited by Guðmundur Andri Thorsson, pp. 419–661. Mál og menning. ISBN 9979-3-2722-7.
  • Jóhann Hjálmarsson (2000). "Indriði G. Þorsteinsson", Morgunblaðið, 5 September 2000, p. 28.
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