Andri Magnason

Award-Winning Icelandic Writer & Documentary Film Director; Known for "On Time and Water"

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Andri Magnason Biography

Andri Snær Magnason is an Icelandic writer and documentary film director born in Reykjavik on the 14th of July 1973. His book, "On Time and Water," was a bestseller in Iceland in 2019 and has been translated to more than 30 languages. "On Time and Water" won the Tiziano Terzani Award in Italy 2021 and was shortlisted for the Nordic Councils Literary Prize of 2021.

Andri has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories and essays. He is a popular public speaker, with sold out performances in The Reykjavik City Theatre. He is the codirector with Þorfinnur Guðnason of the documentary film "Dreamland." His second documentary film directed with Anni Ólafsdóttir, "The Hero’s Journey to the Third Pole – a Bipolar Musical Documentary with Elephants," internationally premiered at CPH:DOX 2021. His third documentary premiered in 2021 also with Anni Ólafsdóttir: "Apausalypse."

Andri’s work has been published or performed in more than 40 countries. His novel, "LoveStar," got the Philip K Dick Special Citation 2013, and the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire for best International science fiction book in France 2016. "LoveStar" was chosen “Novel of the year” by Icelandic booksellers and received the DV Literary Award. His most recent children’s/YA Book, "The Casket of Time," won the Icelandic literary Award and was nominated for the Nordic Council Children’s book Award and has been sold to 14 countries. His children’s book, "The Story of the Blue Planet," was the first children’s book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and has been published or performed in 40 countries. "The Story of the Blue Planet" received the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award 2000 the West Nordic Children’s Book Prize 2002, The Green Earth Honour Award 2013, the UKLA Award in 2014 in the UK, and Children’s book of the Year in China 2019. "The Blue Planet" has been performed in theatres in Greece, Finland, Denmark, Swiss, Iceland and Canada. Andri has collaborated with various artists in the fields of activism, science, architecture, visual art, music, theatre and documentary film. Andri has been active in the fight against the destruction of the Icelandic Highlands. His book, "Dreamland – a Self Help Manual for a Frightened Nation," takes on these issues. His text for the memorial of Ok glacier became widely read around the world.

Andri ran for President of Iceland in 2016 with environmental issues on his agenda and came third. He lives in Reykjavík and has four children.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/23/2024.

Andri Magnason Videos

  • A Conversation with Icelandic author and activist Andri Snær Magnason
    Icelandic author and activist Andri Snær Magnason made a virtual stop on his book tour at the University of New England to introduce his latest...
  • On time and water | Andri Snær Magnason
    Over the next 200 years, we can expect all of the Earth's glaciers to disappear -- unless we act now, says writer Andri Snær Magnason. Telling the...
  • Andri Magnason: Questioning growth
    Andri Magnason is an Icelandic writer who co-directed the documentary film Dreamland, about a massive industrial project in Iceland that exposed some...

Andri Magnason Books

  • The Story of the Blue Planet
    The Story of the Blue Planet
  • LoveStar: A Novel
    LoveStar: A Novel
  • Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation
    Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation

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