Sjón
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Sjón

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Born in Reykjavik in 1962, Sjón is a celebrated Icelandic novelist. He won the Nordic Council's Literary Prize for his novel 'The Blue Fox' (the equivalent of the Man Booker Prize) and the novel 'From The Mouth Of The Whale' was shortlisted for both the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. His latest novel 'Moonstone – The Boy Who Never Was' was awarded the 2013 Icelandic Literary Prize. Also a poet, librettist and lyricist, he he frequently works with musicians and composrs, among them is his country woman Björk. Sjón is the president of the Icelandic PEN Centre and former chairman of the board of Reykjavik, UNESCO city of Literature. His novels have been translated into thirty languages.
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    • Moonstone

    • The Boy Who Never Was: A Novel
    • By: Sjón
    • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
    • Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 08-02-16
    • Language: English
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