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Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (born 27 August 1962), known as Sjón (/ ʃ oʊ n / SHOHN; Icelandic:; meaning "sight" and being an abbreviation of his first name), is an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter.
Sjón is an internationally acclaimed Icelandic author, working in various literary forms and in all genres of film. His most recent work for the screen is the screenplay for the Cannes winning film Lamb, starring Noomi Rapace, that went on to become a top ten grossing film in the US and Iceland's entry for the Best International Film Oscar.
“Sjón’s work is unlike anything else in contemporary fiction. Strange—but stunning.” “Sjón is more than a novelist; he is a storyteller in the ancient tradition, and this work may be remembered as his masterpiece.”
Jan 13, 2022 · Sjón’s full name is Sigurjón Birgir Sigurdsson — a cascade of soft G’s and rolling R’s that sounds, when he says it, like a secret liquid song, sung deep in his throat, to a shy baby ...
Sjón (Sigurjón B. Sigurðsson) was born in Reykjavik on the 27th of August, 1962. He started his writing career early, publishing his first book of poetry, Sýnir (Visions), in 1978. Sjón was a founding member of the surrealist group, Medúsa, and soon became significant in Reykjavik's cultural landscape.
The gnawed-away landscape of Iceland, as perishing as it is revelatory, is the backdrop for this work. Sjón creates a world of metamorphosis, entailing a recognition of man’s potential for debasement – animals talk and are wise, men slaughter and flay.
Sigurjón Birgir Sigurdsson who made his name as Sjón, is one of the best-known of Iceland\'s younger poets, and, according to those in the know, one of the best. He is a highly productive poet and writer as well as a performer: since his 1978 début he has published 11 books of poetry, several novels and plays, scripts for films and ...
Dec 16, 2016 · A Novel Without Myth Is Impossible: An Interview With Icelandic Writer Sjón. The Culture Trip talks to the Iceland novelist Sjón about the themes explored in his new novel Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was — sexual identity, taboo love, and the divide of disease. Catastrophe begets catastrophe.
Sjón is the president of the Icelandic PEN Centre and former chairman of the board of Reykjavik, UNESCO city of Literature. His novels have been published in thirty five languages. Follow me on Twitter
Dec 12, 2023 · Sjón Photography by Wiktoria Bosc. As one of Iceland’s most acclaimed contemporary figures from the literary sphere, Sjón’s CV to date spans screenplays and poems, librettos and novels, including his 2005 breakout The Blue Fox and From the Mouth of a Whale (2008).
