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BJARTUR Prize winning authors
The Heart of Man (Hjarta mannsins, 2011)
The Sorrow of Angels (Harmur Englanna, 2009)
Heaven and Hell (Himnaríki og Helvíti, 2007)
ALL 3 CHOSEN “BOOK OF THE YEAR” BY THE ASSOCIATION OF BOOKSELLERS Summer Light, Enter Night (Sumarljós, og svo kemur nóttin, 2005)
Received the Icelandic Literary Prize
“This book is like an oyster, under the rough surface is a radiant gem.“ – Spiegel online
“Jón Kalman Stefánsson schreibt das Buch des Jahres”. – Frankfurter Neue Presse
“Grandios.” – BuchMarkt
“Fine prose, great style...” – Egil Helgason, Kiljan
HHHHH – Páll Baldivin, Fbl Newspaper
Awards Nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize for Summer Behind the Slope in 2001. Nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize for Of Tall Trees and Time in 2004. Received The Icelandic Literary Prize for Summer Light, Enter Night in 2005. Nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize for Summer Light, Enter Night in 2007. Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963) P.O. Enquist Literary Prize, 2011 Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize - 2011