Einar Kárason

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Einar.

Einar Kárason performing in Tallinn Literary Festival HeadRead 2010

Einar Kárason (born 1955) is an Icelandic writer. He has been a full-time writer since 1978. He started his career with poetry in literary magazines from 1978 to 1980. In 1981 he published his first novel. He is best known for Devil's Island, which was translated into English. He has been on the board or acted as chairman for several Icelandic writing associations.

He wrote a book about the Sturlungar family clan, Óvinafagnaður, in which all the most famous Vikings from Iceland come together and finally battle for power over Iceland.

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Name	Karason, Einar
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Short description	Icelandic writer
Date of birth	1955
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