Gyrðir Elíasson is a leading author in Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

. He was born in Reykjavík Iceland on the 4th of april in 1961, but was raised in Sauðarkrókur, a small town in the northern part of the country. He has written ten volumes of poetry and five books of prose. His style is called "highly personal" among other things. He is also a translator with an interest in works about the indigenous peoples of the Americas

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...

. He currently lives in Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

 with his wife and three children.

Elíasson won the prestigious Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2011 for the short story collection Milli trjánna. His collection The Yellow House was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize

Icelandic Literary Prize

The Icelandic Literary Prize , or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to two books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association. The prize was founded on the association's centennial in 1989. One award is for fiction or poetry and the other for academic and non-fiction works...

 and the Halldor Laxnes Prize for Literature in 2000.

Works

Works translated to English

• The Wandering Squirrel (Gangandi íkorni) (novel)
• The Book of Sandá River (Sandárbókin) (novel)
• Stone Tree ("Steintré") (short stories, 2003)
• A Few General Remarks on the Cooling of the Sun (Nokkur almenn orð um kulnun sólar) (poetry)

Works translated to Icelandic

• "The Education of Little Tree
  The Education of Little Tree
  The Education of Little Tree is a memoir-style novel written by Asa Earl Carter under the pseudonym Forrest Carter. Since its first publication by Delacorte Press in 1976, the book has been the subject of acclaim. Many people have been drawn to its message of simple living, tradition, and love of...
  
  " by Forrest Carter (novel) (Icelandic: "Uppvöxtur Litla Trés")

External links

• Bokmenntir authors listed under "G", Elíasson being the bottom name
• About his poetical works (spanish and french)