birth_date: 1962-08-27 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.64
name: Sjón
about: Sjón (Sigurjón B. Sigurðsson) was born in Reykjavik on the 27th of August, 1962. He started his writing career early, publishing his first book of poetry, Sýnir (Visions), in 1978. Sjón was a founding member of the surrealist group, Medúsa, and soon became significant in Reykjavik's cultural landscape.Since then, his prolific writing drove him to pen song lyrics, scripts for movies and of course novels such as The Blue Fox. Sjón (Sigurjón B. Sigurðsson) was born in Reykjavik on the 27th of August, 1962. He started his writing career early, publishing his first book of poetry, Sýnir (Visions), in 1978. Sjón was a founding member of the surrealist group, Medúsa, and soon became significant in Reykjavik's cultural landscape.Since then, his prolific writing drove him to pen song lyrics, scripts for movies and of course novels such as The Blue Fox. ...more