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Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (born 27 August 1962), known as Sjón (/ ʃ oʊ n / SHOHN; Icelandic:; meaning "sight" and being an abbreviation of his first name), is an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter.
Sjón is a renowned writer of novels, poetry and screenplays. Find out about his latest works, awards, events and collaborations on his official site.
Jan 13, 2022 · Sjón’s full name is Sigurjón Birgir Sigurdsson — a cascade of soft G’s and rolling R’s that sounds, when he says it, like a secret liquid song, sung deep in his throat, to a shy baby horse.
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Sjón is the president of the Icelandic PEN Centre and former chairman of the board of Reykjavik, UNESCO city of Literature. His novels have been published in thirty five languages. Follow me on Twitter
Sjón (Sigurjón B. Sigurðsson) was born in Reykjavik on the 27th of August, 1962. He started his writing career early, publishing his first book of poetry, Sýnir (Visions), in 1978. Sjón was a founding member of the surrealist group, Medúsa, and soon became significant in Reykjavik's cultural landscape.
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Dec 16, 2016 · A Novel Without Myth Is Impossible: An Interview With Icelandic Writer Sjón. The Culture Trip talks to the Iceland novelist Sjón about the themes explored in his new novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was — sexual identity, taboo love, and the divide of disease. Catastrophe begets catastrophe.
Sigurjón Birgir Sigurdsson who made his name as Sjón, is one of the best-known of Iceland\'s younger poets, and, according to those in the know, one of the best. He is a highly productive poet and writer as well as a performer: since his 1978 début he has published 11 books of poetry, several novels and plays, scripts for films and ...
