Danish title: Rejse for livet Høgni Mohr (born in Tórshavn 8 October 1968) is a Faroese author and journalist.
Fractura Nasi was translated into Danish 2019 by Kirsten Brix and published by Amanda Books Archived 2 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
He has also worked for the BBC and Al Jazeera and has hosted nature programmes for Vice Media,[2] as well as being a correspondent to the Huffington Post.
Saga JAM, a novelised biography about Mohr’s old friend Jan-Allan Müller, sparked a heated debate in the Faroes after its publication in September 2022.
“The book sent ripples through our small puddle,” Ingi Rasmussen, the culture editor of Faroese national broadcaster KvF, said at the time.
It goes into details based on the author’s talks with Jan-Allan and covers experiences from his childhood to the point where he is sentenced for financial fraud and towards the end includes the death of his father.”[2]
In a subsequent radio interview, the author said: "Regarding the relationship I have with the Jan-Allan you mention – the real person – in the context of Saga JAM, this is something I would rather keep to myself.
These reactions are largely based on their preconceived notion that the author has written a biography that takes no liberties with the facts.” Didriksen adds: "The Jan-Allan Müller portrayed in the text is not the same person who walks among us.
In another KvF radio programme, lawyer Jógvan Páll Lassen was asked about the legal implications of publishing a biography without formal approval from the person named in the book: "I read many examples (...) that made me think that the author has overstepped the mark by portraying details about internal family matters which are absolutely unsuitable for publication.”[7]
Later that day, Jacobsen expressed his views about the programme on his Facebook profile: "KvF’s new book review section of its morning radio show… what can I say?
Sjúrður Skaale, a Faroese comedian who is also a member of the Danish Parliament, also reviewed Saga JAM, praising it to the skies: "So, what the hell are we supposed to do with this book – this abscess of unfiltered honesty that Høgni Mohr has flung into our faces?
And what the hell are we supposed to do with Høgni Mohr – this kamikaze pilot, who yet again has penetrated our comfort zone and is, again, deliberately grinding himself through the great gossip mill?
In second place was Høgni Mohr’s controversial biographical novel Saga JAM, with Jógvan Isaksen’s crime novel Halgigripaskrínið in third."