I have to face questions like, "Do I simply write the best text I possibly can? Do I specifically engage with contemporary… — Sjon Copy Share Image
Paul Beatty for "The Sellout" sounds like a relevant story for our times. It's playful, uses deep thought and seems to be… — Sjon Copy Share Image
All authors secretly hope that their works will be read in 100 years' time and 200 years, and that they will somehow survive into the future. — Sjon Copy Share Image
[Bob Dylan] builds his lyrics, of course, from personal experience, but it's also a literary work. He draws heavily on his knowledge of American… — Sjon Copy Share Image
One thing for sure is it will be written in the Icelandic language. All of my literary work is. — Sjon Copy Share Image
Politics enter dangerous ground, when people proclaim there are simple answers for our complex world. — Sjon Copy Share Image
I will just take the chance that the language will still be relevant in 100 years, which is something we cannot take for granted… — Sjon Copy Share Image
Bjork is one of my oldest friends so we share the friendship and common roots. That is what we build on when we work… — Sjon Copy Share Image
“I felt the heat of the animosity they bear towards me, the vindictive nature that drives a man to destroy his neighbour in a… — Sjón Copy Share Image
I have to face questions like, "Do I simply write the best text I possibly can? Do I specifically engage with contemporary issues? 'Do… — Sjon Copy Share Image
I usually leave Reykavik for two to three weeks to go to the South Coast of Iceland where I have a small fisherman's hut… — Sjon Copy Share Image
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