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John Swedenmark
John Swedenmark was born 1960 in Sundsvall, Sweden. Translator and writer, living in Stockholm. He has received the Swedish Academy translator award and Orðstír, the honorary award for translations of Icelandic literature to a foreign language.
Selected Translations
Novels by Einar Kárason, Gyrðir Elíasson, Friðrik Erlingsson, Hallgrímur Helgason, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Steinunn Sigurdardóttir, Kristín Steinsdóttir, Sjón, Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, Þórarinn Eldjárn and many more.
He has also translated quite many Icelandic poets, most recently Kristín Ómarsdóttir, Linda Vilhjálmsdóttir and more, together with Icelandic plays.