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Böðvar Guðmundsson

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Icelandic writer This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Böðvar.

Böðvar Guðmundsson is an Icelandic writer born 9 January 1939; he grew up in Borgarfjörður, specifically Kirkjuból í Hvítársíðu. He is known for plays, poetry, novels, and children's books. He is said to be best known for the novels Híbýli vindanna (1995; Where the Winds Dwell) and Lífsins tré (1996; Tree of Life) He has done numerous translations of writers such as Roald Dahl and Heinrich Böll. He was a teacher and guest lecturer at the University of Bergen in the 1980s. He was at one time married to the Icelandic literary scholar Helga Kress. He lives in Denmark and is still writing.

Böðvar's most recent novels are the novel Enn er morgunn (: Uppheimar, 2009; ISBN 9789979659518; 9789979659730), his fourth, which is about Nazi sympathisers in Iceland around the Second World War and which led to controversy when Böðvar's ex-wife Helga demanded its recall, reading it as a personal attack on the reputation of her parents Bruno Kress and Kristína Thoroddsen; and Töfrahöllin (: Uppheimar, 2012; ISBN 9789935432742; 9935432742), his fifth.

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  1. "Fyrst og fremst saga um persónur – Vísir". Visir.is. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. "Helga Kress: Þetta var einkapóstur til Böðvars – DV". Dv.is. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. "Enn er morgunn – klögumál vegna skáldsögu « Silfur Egils". Eyjan.pressan.is. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2016-04-23.

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