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Böðvar Guðmundsson

Born 1939 · Iceland

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    Icelandic Literary Prize 2009 · Shortlist

    Enn er morgunn

    Title translated by AI:“It Is Still Morning”

    Böðvar Guðmundsson · 70 when first published

    Novel · 384 pages · Historical, Migration, War

    AI-generated summary:In 1936 a young German musician of Jewish descent, Jóhannes Kohlhaas, arrives in Reykjavík after fleeing the Nazis; he adapts quickly, enriches the city's cultural life and finds love as war approaches.