Bjarni Harðarson
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Bjarni Harðarson (born 25 December 1961 in Arnýjarhús, Hveragerði)Flyleaf to Bjarni Harðarson, Mörður (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2014). is a bookseller, novelist, and former MP from the Icelandic Progressive Party.
Election and resignation
Bjarni was elected to parliament in 2007 as the eighth MP from the South Constituency. On 10 November 2008 he was involved in a political scandal; when he mistakenly leaked a document of his that contained strong criticism of Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, vice chairman of the Progressive Party, by emailing it to the press.[http://visir.is/article/20081110/FRETTIR01/652092427 www.visir.is] The day after, Bjarni resigned from parliament.[http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/innlent/2008/11/11/bjarni_segir_af_ser/ Mbl.is]
2009 election
In the 2009 election, Bjarni ran as a candidate for the L-List of Sovereignty Supporters. He did not win a seat in the Althing; his previous constituency was taken by Margrét Tryggvadóttir.
Literary activities
Bjarni and his wife Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir (composer and poet) run Bókakaffið (https://www.bokakaffid.is/), a legendary bookshop in Selfoss which opened on 6 October 2006,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1168627/|title = Ársafmæli Sunnlenska bókakaffisins}} and an outlet with the same name in Ármúli in Reykjavík. The two shops specialise in the sale of new and used books. The ever-growing publishing arm of Bókakaffið is Sæmundur (formerly Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan{{Cite web |url=http://www.pressan.is/Veroldin/Lesagrein/bjarni-og-sunnlenska-bokautgafan---sunnlenska-bokakaffid-med-9-titla- |title=Pressan.is |access-date=2014-03-27 |archive-date=2014-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221256/http://www.pressan.is/Veroldin/Lesagrein/bjarni-og-sunnlenska-bokautgafan---sunnlenska-bokakaffid-med-9-titla- |url-status=dead }}), boasting of a catalogue of more than 200 books.
Bjarni has published numerous novels, including:
- Mörður (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2014), {{ISBN|978-9935-465-04-7}}
- Mensalder (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2012), {{ISBN|9789935901491}}; 9935901491
- Sigurðar saga fóts: Íslensk riddarasaga (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2010), {{ISBN|9789935901408}}; 9789935901439
- Svo skal dansa: skáldsaga úr veruleikanum (Reykjavík: Veröld, 2009), {{ISBN|9789979789567}}; 9979789565
He has also published on folklore, and a collection of articles:
- Farsældar Frón: greinasafn Bjarna Harðarsonar (Selfoss: Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan, 2008) {{ISBN|9789979960379}}; 997996037X.
- Landið, fólkið og þjóðtrúin: kortlagðir álagablettir og byggðir trölla, álfa, drauga, skrímsla og útilegumanna í Árnesþingi (Selfoss: Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan, 2001), {{ISBN|9979607025}}; 9789979607021.
Bjarni likes to write while abroad, drafting Sigurðar saga fóts in Ethiopia,Skapti Hallgrímsson, 'Á ekki að vera harmagrátur', Morgunblaðið, 14 November 2010, http://www.mbl.is/mm/mogginn/blad_dagsins/bl_grein.html?grein_id=1356480. writing Mensalder largely in a five-week period in Pakistan,Toti, 'Ritstörfin eru eins og brennivínið', Fréttartíminn, 08.11 2012, [https://archive.today/20140627194749/http://www.frettatiminn.is/menning/ritstorfin_eru_eins_og_brennivinid/]. and writing Mörður in Senegal.'Mörður var ekki endilega illmenni', 14 June 2014, http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1512999/; http://www.menningarstadur.123.is/blog/2014/06/14/morur-var-ekki-endilega-illmenni/.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bjarnihardar.blog.is/blog/bjarnihardar/ Bloggsíða Bjarna]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080610020359/http://www.bjarnihardar.is/ Kosningabaráttusíða Bjarna]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081113124312/http://ruv.is/heim/frettir/frett/store64/item236187/ Tölvupóstar frá Bjarna Harðarsyni] frétt RÚV 10. nóvember 2008
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