Sigurdur Palsson Author

The Icelandic poet, novelist, playwright and translator Sigurdur Palsson has worked as a professor and cinema producer. His poetry has been translated into ten languages. He is also the author of three acclaimed novels and a book of memoirs. He's produced award-winning features and directed TV films and several theatre plays. He's translated 22 titles from French into Icelandic and 2 plays by Arthur Miller. Palsson received the Icelandic Literature Award in 2007 and was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1990. In 2007 he was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite.