Sjón
Born
in Reykjavík, Iceland
August 27, 1962
Website
Genre
Influences
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The Blue Fox
by
80 editions
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published
2003
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Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
by
8 editions
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published
2013
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From the Mouth of the Whale
by
35 editions
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published
2008
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The Whispering Muse
by
2 editions
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published
2005
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Red Milk
by
18 editions
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published
2019
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CoDex 1962: A Trilogy
by
3 editions
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published
2016
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Dina ögon såg mig: En kärlekssaga
16 editions
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published
1994
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The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat & Other Stories from the North
by
4 editions
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published
2017
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Sur la paupière de mon père
4 editions
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published
2001
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Næturverk
3 editions
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published
2022
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“And I would have answered:
"The knottier the branch, the more twisted and misshapen, the more bent people called it, the harder it is to find it a place among the smooth planks, the more people agree that it should be thrown on the fire, the more useless it is, the more unsuitable for anything except letting one's imagination run riot, the more I covet it, the more I yearn to weigh it in my hand, the more I long to let my whittling knife be guided by its knots and veins...Yes, bring that piece to me...”
― From the Mouth of the Whale
"The knottier the branch, the more twisted and misshapen, the more bent people called it, the harder it is to find it a place among the smooth planks, the more people agree that it should be thrown on the fire, the more useless it is, the more unsuitable for anything except letting one's imagination run riot, the more I covet it, the more I yearn to weigh it in my hand, the more I long to let my whittling knife be guided by its knots and veins...Yes, bring that piece to me...”
― From the Mouth of the Whale
“In the halls of heaven it was now dark enough for the Aurora Borealis sisters to begin their lively dance of the veils. With an enchanting play of colors they flitted light and quick about the great stage of the heavens, in fluttering golden dresses, their tumbling pearl necklaces scattering here and there in their wild caperings.”
― The Blue Fox: A Novel
― The Blue Fox: A Novel
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