Born in 1962 in Reykjavik, Iceland, Einar Örn Gunnarsson has become one of the most interesting writers in Iceland.

While studying in The University Of Iceland Law School, he became aware that his greatest passion was writing. He started working as a journalist and has written a great number of articles for Reykjavik newspapers. He also has conducted extensive interviews on various well known artists throughout Europe, USA and within Iceland.

He soon turned his focus on his real work, eventually publishing his novels. He puts out new work with certain regularity. Einar Orn Gunnarsson has several novels and many short stories under his belt.

Gunnarsson has received various grants, including writer's salaries from the Icelandic ministry of Education. He was also selected for residency by the city of Schoppingen, Germany where he lived in 1998.

Most recently, his "Krákuhöllin" play for Nemendaleikhúsið (a Reykjavik theater) received a number of rave reviews and is considered a breakthrough among Icelandic playwrights. Collaborating with director Hilmir Snær Guðnason, the play was very successful. Gunnarsson is presently working on more plays.

Below are samples of some of the major works by Gunnarsson, published in Iceland.



Mr Gunnarsson was recently selected to represent Icelandic writers on the Literature Express Train from Lissabon Thru to Moscow in the Summer of 2000.