Guðbergur Bergsson
Icelandic writer (1932-2023) · Iceland · On the map · Writers · Died at 90
Guðbergur Bergsson 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.
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2023Died4 September 20232013Honorary Doctorate at the University of IcelandAward2004Swedish Academy Nordic PrizeAward1991Icelandic Literary PrizeAward1932Born16 October 1932
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About this person
In Barcelona, he met and engaged with the publisher and writer Jaime Salinas Bonmatí.
Country
Iceland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2023 · aged 90
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In common with Guðbergur
Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonAlso in The Swan (2018)
Hilmir Snær GuðnasonAlso in The Swan (2018)
Thor KristjanssonAlso in The Swan (2018)
Einar Már GuðmundssonBoth received Icelandic Literary Prize
Willy KyrklundBoth received Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
Monika FagerholmBoth received Swedish Academy Nordic Prize