"From Darkness to Light: The Nordic Imagination" Series, part 4, with Icelandic artist and novelist Hallgrímur Helgason

Date
2018-05-13
Interviewer: Wachtel, Eleanor
Host: Wachtel, Eleanor
Interviewee: Hallgrímur Helgason, 1959-
Producer: Rabinovitch, Sandra
Producer: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Description

From the Icelandic Sagas to Björk — Hallgrímur Helgason on Iceland's explosion of culture. Eleanor Wachtel talks to the prize-winning painter and novelist about Iceland's transformation from a forgotten nation to a booming cultural hub. Helgason's latest book, Konan við 1000° : Herbjörg María Björnsson segir frá (Woman at 1,000 Degrees), is an international bestseller.

Physical description
1 online resource (1 audio file (52 min., 00 sec.))
Location
Reykjavík (Iceland)
Subject (Geographic)
Iceland
Subject
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. English Networks
CBC Books
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Wachtel, Eleanor. Writers & company
Hallgrímur Helgason, 1959-
Authors, Icelandic--Interviews
Mythology, Norse
Epic literature, Old Norse
Icelandic language
Björk
Iceland--History
Sagas
Iceland--Civilization--History
Iceland--Social life and customs
Icelanders--Ethnic identity
Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998. Sjálfstætt fólk. English
Financial crises--Iceland
Reykjavík (Iceland)
Hallgrímur Helgason, 1959- Konan við 1000°. English
Older women--Fiction
Reminiscing in old age--Fiction
World War, 1939-1945--Iceland--Fiction
Genre
Discussion
Interviews
Sound recordings
Type of resource
Sound recording non-musical
Language
English
Icelandic
Part of
Writers & Company
Identifier
WritersAndCo-2018-05-13
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