Þórarinn Eldjárn

Þórarinn is the son of Kristján Eldjárn, the third president of Iceland (in office from 1968 to 1980).

He has also translated several books into Icelandic, including Alice in Wonderland.

In addition, he has produced a number of children's poetry books, seemingly somewhat inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss, with illustrations by his sister.

Locally he is well known and respected for his short stories (most often offering humorous social satire), and his equally humorous and witty poetry, such as his "Disney Rhymes" (1974) - The Walt Disney Story presented as an epic tale in the rímur fashion.

In 2008, the Icelandic publishing house Vaka-Helgafell, released the entire collection of his poetry which instantly became a best seller.