Gyrðir Elíasson

Gyrðir Elíasson (born 4 April 1961) is an author and translator in Iceland.

[1] Gyrðir was born in Reykjavík, but was raised in Sauðarkrókur, a small town in the northern part of the country.

While trying various academic options at universities of education, he began writing poetry.

His first book, a collection of poetry titled Svarthvít axlabönd (Black-and-White Suspenders), was published in 1983.

[2] Gyrðir Elíasson visiting Aarhus, Denmark (2011) Gyrðir won the prestigious Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2011 for the short story collection Milli trjánna (Between the Trees).