Sjon

Born in ReykjavA k in 1962, SjA n is the author of the novels The Blue Fox, The Whispering Muse, From the Mouth of the Whale, Moonstone and CoDex 1962, for which he has won several awards including the Nordic Council's Literature Prize and the Icelandic Literary Prize. He has also been shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and his work has been translated into thirty-five languages.

In addition, SjA n has written nine poetry collections as well as four opera librettos and lyrics for various artists. He lives in ReykjavA k, Iceland.