Guðbergur Bergsson
Guðbergur Bergsson | |
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| Born | 16 October 1932 Grindavík, Iceland |
| Died | 4 September 2023 (aged 90) Mosfellsbær, Iceland |
| Occupation | Teacher Author Translator of Spanish works |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Citizenship | Iceland |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland University of Barcelona |
| Period | 1961–? |
| Notable works | Svanurinn (The Swan) |
| Notable awards | Icelandic Literary Prize 1997 Faðir og móðir og dulmagn bernskunnar: skáldævisaga Icelandic Literary Prize 1991 Svanurìnn (The Swan) |
Guðbergur Bergsson (16 October 1932 – 4 September 2023) was an Icelandic writer born in Grindavík. He attended the University of Iceland for his Teaching degree and then studied literature at the University of Barcelona. He was one of the leading translators of Spanish works in Iceland. In Barcelona, he met and engaged with the publisher and writer Jaime Salinas Bonmatí.
His first book came out in 1961. He has had twenty books in all including poetry and children's literature. He has won the Icelandic Literary Prize twice. In 2004, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.
Bergsson died on 4 September 2023, at the age of 90.