Steinar Bragi

Who is Steinar Bragi?

Steinar Bragi is an Icelandic writer born August 15, 1975. At the age of 23 he published his first book of poetry, Svarthol, and his first novel, Turninn, was published in 2000. He studied comparative literature and philosophy at the University of Iceland. In 2008 his book Konur received great critical and commercial success and was nominated for the Nordic Council literature prize. Current affairs are prominent in Konur—reality is intrusive and offers no escape for characters or readers until the end. Steinar Bragi is sometimes considered to be in the "new wave" of younger Icelandic authors influenced by popular culture and in his case the grotesque. He is also notable as a poet.