Gyrðir Elíasson

Gyrðir Elíasson (born 4 April 1961) is an author and translator in Iceland. Among his translations are four works by Richard Brautigan. He also has an interest in works about the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Gyrðir has written ten volumes of poetry and five books of prose. His style is called "highly personal" among other things.

Gyrðir lives in Garður. He is married with three children. His collection The Yellow House was awarded both the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Halldór Laxnes Prize for Literature in 2000.

Works

Ótíð í víti ['tough times in hell'] (2026)

Works translated to English The Wandering Squirrel (Gangandi íkorni) (novel) The Book of Sandá River (Sandárbókin) (novel) Stone Tree ("Steintré") (short stories, 2003) A Few General Remarks on the Cooling of the Sun (Nokkur almenn orð um kulnun sólar) (poetry)

Works translated to Icelandic "The Education of Little Tree" by Forrest Carter (novel) (Icelandic: "Uppvöxtur Litla Trés")