Eyvindur P. Eiríksson is an Icelandic writer born in Hnífsdalur in 1935. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He received his B.A. from the University of Iceland in 1964. The University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands is an Icelandic State university, founded in 1911 He received another degree in grammar in 1977. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For many years his main profession was teaching, but writing became his main occupation around 1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
His first book of poetry came out in 1974 and his first novel in 1988. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) He has worked on television and radio as well as print writing. He won the Halldór Laxness Literary Prize in 1997 for The Land Behind Eternity. Halldór Kiljan Laxness ( (born Halldór Guðjónsson) ( April 23, 1902 — February 8, 1998) was a 20th century Icelandic Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar