I'm just a shepherd
"I'm just a shepherd who has lost his flock" says writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson. Although he has released two major novels in recent years – Himnaríki og Helvíti / Heaven and Hell and Harmur englanna / Sorrow of Angels – he remains adamantly silent on his current work-in-progress.
"I'm just a shepherd who has lost his flock" says writer Jón Kalman Stefánsson. Although he has released two major novels in recent years – Himnaríki og Helvíti / Heaven and Hell and Harmur englanna / Sorrow of Angels – he remains adamantly silent on his current work-in-progress. Instead, this interview sees Stefánsson elaborate on the role of nature in his work, Iceland´s financial meltdown and the taboo on discussing unfinished work.
Interview, Editing: Þorsteinn J.
Cinematography: Bjarni Felix Bjarnason
Sound: Hjörtur Svavarsson
Music: Oliver Messiaen, Oraison
Translation: Anna Yates
Translation of excerpt from Harmur Englanna / Sorrow of Angels: Philip Roughton