Blái hnötturinn Lucerne - Sviss
The Blue Planet premiered in Lucerne in Switzerland in the beginning of December. Here is the website of the theater. Click the picture to see some footage and the actors interviewed. And here you can get the book in German. The Story of the Blue Planet will be available in english in November 2012.
As a part of the Nordwind festival – Andri Snær Magnason will read on the Volksbuhne in Berlin the 4th of December at 17:30. He will weave a story/lectures/performance through his work, from Bonus Supermarktgedichte to Traumland – using his work to reflect the idea that Iceland is a microcosmos of the world. Iceland is a human laboratory, 300.000 were left on an island and by understanding them we can get insight into many interesting things. Andri tells a story, taking us into the mythological wold of Bonus, into his work of fantasy and science fiction, back to Iceland where events were becoming larger than any science fiction, into the language that is used every day but nobody seems to understand – to the destruction of beautiful landscapes of Iceland – to Greenland where Alcoa wants to build a huge Aluminum smelter like they did in Iceland – to China – where 50% of the world Aluminum production went the last decade.
More here from the official announcement:
Four of my books have now been published in German and now my play will be premiered in Lucerne. From the 27th of November to December 4th I will have readings in Germany in Switzerland and attend a premier in Lucerne. Above is the first trailer we made for the film Dreamland – for the Nattura Concert with Björk and Sigurrós. The song is by Jórunn Viðar, Text by Jakobína Sigurdardóttir, Björk sings.
CAPITALISM NOW! FREIBURG
+++ 27.11. / FREIBURG, Theatre
+++ 11:00 h »Capitalism Now« >
www.theater.freiburg.de/index/TheaterFreiburg/Monatsspielplan.html?SpId=34607
*** 29.11. / ZÜRICH, Orell Füssli Bellevue
*** 20:30 h Reading > www.books.ch/home/OrellFuessliFiliale/Bellevue
DIE GESCHICHTE VOM BLAUEN PLANETEN – PREMIERE LUZERNE
— 30.11. / LUZERN, Theatre
— 13:30 h »Die Geschichte vom blauen Planeten« (Premiere) >
www.luzernertheater.ch/node/93
— 20:00 h Reading > www.luzernertheater.ch/spielplan/literatur-live
GREIFSWALD:
### 1.12. / GREIFSWALD, IKUWO
### 20:00 h Reading > http://ikuwo.de/
BREMEN:
+++ 2.12. / BREMEN, Schwankhalle
+++ 20:00 h Reading > www.schwankhalle.de
NORDWIND FESTIVAL BERLIN:
*** 4.12. / BERLIN, Volksbühne
*** 17:30 h Lecture > www.nordwind-festival.de/2011/de/spielplan
What sort of literature would a nation with a literacy rate of 100%, the highest per-capita publication of books and magazines in the world, and a population famous for its love of fiction and poetry produce? This month we find out as we showcase the work of writers from Iceland, the guest of honor at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Iceland’s passionate literary culture has fostered a vibrant and diverse national literature, grounded in the sagas yet urgent as today’s news. The work gathered here addresses ecological and financial turmoil, as parking lots replace forests, tradition is acknowledged only to be subverted, and both social and natural resources are endangered. But the news is not all grim, and the writers deliver it with sly wit and the Nordic flair for storytelling. Nordic Council Literature Prizewinner Gyrdir Eliasson discovers hell on earth, also known as Ikea. Þórarinn Eldjárn tells how a common language destroys a harmonious Babel. In work by two former Sugarcubes, Sjón finds Marie Curie in a portrait by Edvard Munch, and Bragi Olafsson’s Christmas tale blends chamber music and malevolence. Andri Snær Magnason’s young boy loses his grandfather and gains a sense of mortality. Gerður Kristný pens an ode to ice, snow, and national character, while Kristin Omarsdottir sets the table for some unusual guests. Olafur Gunnarsson channels Scheherazade in a classic tale with a twist. Sigurbjorg Þrastardottir visits a café with a life of its own. And Sindri Freysson realizes the real news never makes the paper. We thank Bókmenntasjóður/The Icelandic Literature Fund for their support.
Iceland is the guest of honor at the Frankfurt Bookfair so I will have some busy days in Germany from the 7th – 18th of October. Four of my books have now been published in Germany and one play will premier in November. My touring plan in October can be seen here.
Dreamland – Traumland has been published by Orange Press. Dreamland takes a look at Iceland as some kind of a microcosmos, a world in a nutshell, a small planet in itself. Dreamland tries to understand the worlds global problems by observing local problems in Iceland, where it is easy to observe things quite clearly – like living in a test tube. The American US Naval base wanted to leave Iceland – but we did not want to let them go. After fulfilling all the nations need for “clean” energy – the government marketed many of the most fragile and beautiful places in Iceland as a source of cheap energy for multinational corporations running the aluminum industry. If you want a relevant example we can take this waterfall – Aldeyjarfoss – from the Sagenhaftes marketing material – the waterfall is not yet protected.
Orange – Press has also Published Bónus Poetry. A mythological journey through a Bónus Supermarket. Two languages for the price of one – bilingual – in German and Icelandic. Bónus poetry remains one of the most sold volumes of poetry in the history of Icelandic publishing.
Click on the pink pig for the German website.
LoveStar - the paperback is coming out just in time for Frankfurt. LoveStar has been described as something like a mixture of Douglas Adams, Monty Pythons flying Circus, 1984 and the heartbreak romance of Nicolas Sparks. LoveStar won the DV literary award in Iceland and was chosen Novel of the Year by Icelandic booksellers. LoveStar was published by Lubbe – LoveStar is looking forward to meet it’s german audience looking for something more strange from Iceland than a normal crime plot!
And then it is The Story of the Blue Planet, Die Geschichte vom Blauen Planeten. The Blue Planet is the first and only children’s book to win the Icelandic literary award.
The story is published in german by Leipziger Kinderbuchverlag but has been published or sold to publishers in 25 languages. The play from the story will premier in Luzern in Swiss – November 30th.
And then two short stories will be published in Gaben des Himmels – an anthology of Icelandic short stories by Steidl Verlag. One of the stories has actually not been published in Icelandic yet. The book is called Gaben des Himmels and includes short stories by many good icelandic writers.
So I will be touring with my books, reading, speaking, signing the next weeks in Germany. As some will see here this portfolio is a bit strange. Poetry, children’s book, a play, literary science fiction and non fiction. If you are not interested in any of these subjects or have finished reading it all then you might like this CD with Icelandic folkmusic or you can watch Dreamland online here. The movie I co-directed, based on the book Traumland.
Island – ein Land der Gegensätze und Extreme. Seine Bewohner sprühen vor Kreativität. Das beweisen sechs Autorinnen und Autoren des Inselstaats im Nordatlantik: Andri Snær Magnason, Audur Ava Olafsdóttir, Hallgrímur Helgason, Sjón, Steinunn Sigurdardóttir und Yrsa Sigurdardóttir lassen die isländische Literatur in der Kölner Nacht gleißen. Mit Live-Musik.
Moderation: Angela Gutzeit, Arthur Bollason.
Veranstaltungspartner: Deutschlandfunk; Europäische Kommission – Generaldirektion Bildung und Kultur/Programm „Kultur“, Sagenhaftes Island
Fr. 07.10.11 / Beginn: 19:30 Uhr / Roter Saal / 11 EURO, 9 EURO ERM.
COMEDIA Theater, Vondelstraße 4-8, 50677 Köln
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Lesung und Gespräch mit dem isländischen Autor Andri Snær Magnason
ZKM / Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, www.zkm.de
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LitCam Conference –
»Literacy and Sustainable Economic Growth«
Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Am Kaiserplatz
http://www.litcam.de/litcam-konferenzen/konferenz-2011
Eintritt frei
Andri Snær Magnason nimmt teil an der LitCam Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema
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Andri Snær Magnason liest mit Audur Ava Ólafsdóttir und Einar Már Gudmundsson
Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg
Sofienstraße 12
69115 Heidelberg
www.dai-heidelberg.de
Eintritt: 12.00€, 10.00€ ermässigt, 8.00 € Mitglieder
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Buchmesse, Forum Zukunft, Halle 4.0, D1339
Andri Snær Magnason spricht bei der Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema Branchenferne Finanzierung über seine »Bónus. Supermarktgedichte« (auf englisch). Moderation: Maria Zagar
Ein früher Coup von Andri Snær Magnason. Wer in Island war, kennt das rosa Schwein von Bónus, der größten Supermarktkette des Landes. 1996 konnte Andri den Inhaber des Lebensmitteldiscounters von einer verwegenen Idee überzeugen: Gedichte über das Einkaufen als Stapelware in den Märkten selber anzubieten anstatt im Buchhandel – das Bändchen mit dem Sparschwein, das einen sonst von der Einkaufstüte anlachte, erreichte Rekordauflagen. Lyrik für den Alltag – garantiert reimfrei!
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Andri Snær Magnason liest. Traumland, LoveStar, Bonus Gedichte, Die Geschichte aus Die Blauen Planeten.
Walpodenakademie, Neubrunnenstraße 8
55116 Mainz
Eintritt: 8/6€
Veranstalter: Literaturbrüo Mainz e.V., orange-press
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Politiker mit Autoren im Dialog: Andrea Nahles spricht mit Andri Snær Magnason
Halle 3.0, B 170
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OPEN BOOKS
Römer 9
Römerberg 9
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Junge isländische Literatur präsentiert von btb, FVA und orange-press: Von Körperwahn und Liebe, arbeitslosen Bankern und der dunklen Seite der Wirtschaft erzählen Gudrún Eva Mínervudóttir, Guðmundur Óskarsson und Andri Snær Magnason. Moderation: Antje Deistler Deutsche Lesestimme: Johannes Kühn (angefragt)
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Leseinsel der unabhängigen Verlage, Halle 4.1., D 128
Andri Snær Magnason und Undine Löhfelm lesen aus
»Traumland« und den »Bónus-Supermarktgedichten«.
Orange-press Stand: 4.1 G 132
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Signierstunde / Booksigning.
Andri Snær Magnason am Stand von orange-press
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Lesung mit Andri Snær Magnason »Traumland – Was bleibt, wenn alles verkauft ist? « und »Bónus – Supermarktgedichte«
Präsentation von Andri Snær Magnasons »Bónus. Supermarktgedichte« mit Eirikur Norddahl und Thordis Björnsdóttir
Ein früher Coup von Andri Snær Magnason. Wer in Island war, kennt das rosa Schwein von Bónus, der größten Supermarktkette des Landes. 1996 konnte Andri den Inhaber des Lebensmitteldiscounters von einer verwegenen Idee überzeugen: Gedichte über das Einkaufen als Stapelware in den Märkten selber anzubieten anstatt im Buchhandel – das Bändchen mit dem Sparschwein, das einen sonst von der Einkaufstüte anlachte, erreichte Rekordauflagen. Lyrik für den Alltag – garantiert reimfrei!
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Kulturpalast Wiesbaden, Saalgasse 36
www.kulturpalast-wiesbaden.de
http://hessen-szene.de/zentren/programm.php5?gid=29
Andri Snær Magnason liest aus seinem Buch »Traumland – Was bleibt, wenn alles verkauft ist?«
Skandinavistik/Universität
Neues Seminargebäude, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, Raum 004, Universitätsstraße 35
Andri Snær Magnason liest aus seinem Buch »Traumland – Was bleibt, wenn alles verkauft ist?«
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Skandinavistik/Universität, Bismarckstraße 1, Haus B
Andri Snær reads from his work. Two short stories by Andri Snær Magnason are published in a new collection of Icelandic short stories from Steidl verlag: Gaben des Himmels.
Dreamland can now be seen online in Europe via Icelandic Cinema Online. If you are in America you can see it via Indiepix.
For more information see here: www.dreamland.is
Vandana Shiva, the famous environmental activist came to visit Iceland a few days ago to speak for the University of Iceland. More information about Vandana can be found here. Her speech can be seen here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Andri Snær Magnason was invited to ask her a question in the panel discussion afterwards and here is a recording of that session. Here are the questions from the others participating in the panel:
Kristín Vala:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJKYEuyaGvY
Stefán:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIbTzAQjmyE
Dominique:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZd5o02szOQ
Andri Snær:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mPsYZcz9h0
Guðmundur Páll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLlgi3sD8c
Sound recorder Chris Watson came to Iceland record sounds and remember the one year anniversary of the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. Andri Snær Magnason and other Icelanders are interviewed here in this BBC Radio 4 program. BBC introduction is here:
“12 months after Iceland’s ash cloud grounded global air transport, leading sound recordist Chris Watson reveals the secrets of one of Iceland’s more literary but no less famous volcanoes.
A boyhood Jules Verne fan, Chris will retrace the steps of Professor and Axel Lidenbrock from Reykjavik to his favourite place in the world – Snaefellsjokull – the glacier that contains the passage to the Centre of the Earth in Verne’s 1864 seminal work of Science Fiction. Along the way he’ll encounter communities affected by the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajokull, talking to people who live within this geologically charged environment and meeting artists and musicians who have been inspired by their volcanic landscape.
Tying in with Verne’s theme of geographical exploration, to reach Snaefellsjokull – known to locals simply as Jules Verne’s Volcano – Chris will travel through one of Iceland’s most beautiful National Parks and will use his extraordinary recording techniques to reveal the natural sounds of this unique environment. The sounds of bubbling mud pools and sulphurous springs mirroring Jules Verne’s deep connection to the physical world.
Revealing interviews with leading figures from Iceland’s vibrant arts scene: including the keyboardist of Sigur Ros and best-selling Icelandic author Andri Snaer Magnason will combine with Chris’s recordings as he creates his own sonic adventure in the shadow of Jules Verne’s novel and Iceland’s volcanoes.
Producer: Rose de Larrabeiti
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.”
