Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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Börkur Sigurbjörnsson is an avid storyteller whose narratives are packed with funny dialogs and vivid scenario descriptions. He writes realistic fiction and his stories are usually based on real events in the author's life. Although the tales contain grains of truth, they are melded with fiction, making the reader curious to know the line between reality and fantasy.

Börkur was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1976. For the past two decades his education and science career has brought him all over the world with prolonged stays in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Düsseldorf and London. Börkur has a PhD degree in computer science and works on Web related research and development, along with writing fiction.

Börkur's literary debut was the short fiction collection 999 Abroad, in which most stories tell tales of an Icelander living abroad.

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52 augnablik (Icelandic Edition) Nov 23, 2017

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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52 augnablik er örsagnasafn eftir Börk Sigurbjörnsson. Sögurnar lýsa augnabliki í hinu daglega lífi, svipta oft hulunni af sérkennilegum sögupersónum eða áleitnum atvikum.

Safnið er afrakstur árslangs verkefnis þar sem höfundurinn birti myndskreytta örsögu í hverri viku út árið 2017. Hver saga var birt á íslensku, ensku og spænsku.

„Þetta var annasamt ár og einkenndist á köflum af streitu undir álaginu af því að þurfa að töfra fram sögu í hverri viku, ásamt tveimur þýðingum og myndskreytingu. Öll þessi vinna var viðbót við heilan vinnudag. Það skiptust á skin og skúrir. Sumar vikurnar voru rólegar þar sem ég hafði sögur tilbúnar til birtingar fjórar til fimm vikur fram í tímann. Hins vegar voru einnig helgar þar sem ég rembdist eins og rjúpan við staurinn við að láta mér detta í hug sögu fyrir komandi viku. Verkefnið tók mig svo sannarlega út fyrir þægindarammann en var samt sem áður stórskemmtileg reynsla.“

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Talk to Strangers Sep 30, 2019

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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Talk to Strangers is a collection of illustrated short stories by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Each piece tells the tale of an encounter with an alien form, be it a stranger in the street, a foreign point of view or an internal dialog with the concealed part of our own subconsciousness. The collection introduces strangers from around the world with stories taking place in Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Barcelona, London and Reykjavík. The book is illustrated by the author himself.

“This collection was a few years in the making and it took me some time to settle on the theme. At first I deliberately intended to write stories about the act of waiting, but after reaching several dead-ends and artificially forced subjects the concept of strangers started appearing organically.”

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Talaðu við ókunnuga (Icelandic Edition) Aug 17, 2019

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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Talaðu við ókunnuga er smásagnasafn eftir Börk Sigurbjörnsson.

Safnið inniheldur átta myndsreyttar smásögur. Sérhver saga segir frá samskiptum við hið ókunna, hvort sem um er að ræða ókunnuga úti á götu, framandi viðhorf eða innhverfar samræður okkar við hinn hulda hluta undirmeðvitundarinnar.

Smásögur Barkar varpa ljósi á ókunnuga frá ýmsum heimshornum þar sem sögusviðið er Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Barselóna, Lundúnir og Reykjavík. Bókin er myndskreytt af höfundinum sjálfum.

„Þetta safn hefur verið allnokkur ár í smíðum og það tók mig talsverðan tíma að detta niður á rétt þema. Upphaflega var það meðvituð ákvörðun að allar sögurnar fjölluðu um bið, en eftir allmargar blindgötur og þvingaða söguþræði þá tók hið ókunnuga smám saman völdin og varð að megin viðfangsefninu.“

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52 momentos (Spanish Edition) Feb 11, 2018

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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52 momentos es una colección de microrrelatos de Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Los relatos narran episodios cortos de la vida cotidiana, donde a menudo aparecen personajes curiosos o situaciones intrigantes.

El libro es el resultado de un proyecto anual, en el que el autor publicó un microrrelato ilustrado cada semana a lo largo del año 2017. Cada uno de los relatos fue publicado en español, inglés e islandés.

—Fue un año intenso y, por momentos, estresante por la presión de generar un nuevo relato cada semana, junto con dos traducciones y una ilustración. Y todo esto sumado a un trabajo de jornada completa. Había semanas de calma cuando tenía una serie de relatos listos para publicar en el siguiente mes, o dos, pero hubo también un par de fines de semana donde tuve que trabajar frenéticamente para generar una idea y tener listo un cuento justo a tiempo para la semana siguiente. El proyecto me sacó de mi zona de confort, pero fue una gran experiencia.

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Flash 52 Nov 27, 2017

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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Flash 52 is a collection of flash-fiction stories by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The stories relate a brief moment in the daily life, often revealing curious characters or intriguing situations.

The book is the outcome of a year-long writing project where the author published an illustrated flash-fiction piece every week throughout the year of 2017. Each story was posted in English, Icelandic and Spanish.

“It was an intense and, at times, stressful year with the pressure to producing a story every week, together with a two translations and an illustration. All that on top of my full-time job. There were weeks of calm where I had a list of stories lined up for the following month or two, but there were also a couple weekends where I would be franticly trying to think of a story just-in-time for the following week. The project took me out of my comfort zone, but was a great experience.”

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999 Fuera (Spanish Edition) Sep 10, 2016

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson , Yana Volkovich

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999 Fuera es una colección de relatos de Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Las historias están basadas en hechos reales de la vida del autor como islandés viviendo en el extranjero. Aunque los cuentos contienen granos de verdad, se fusionan con ficción, lo que incita al lector a averiguar la línea entre realidad y fantasía.

Börkur es un narrador ávido cuyas historias están llenas de diálogos divertidos y vívidas descripciones de escenarios.

La cifra que da nombre a este libro se refiere al código postal que se utiliza en el Registro Nacional de Islandia a la hora de inscribir a ciudadanos islandeses que viven fuera del país.

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The Businessman Who Gave His Guitar Away Apr 28, 2015

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

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A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A university professor is waiting for his connecting flight at Bogotá International Airport when he is drawn into a conversation with the man sitting next to him. Annoyed at first with being disturbed, the professor gradually becomes interested in the curious tale the man has to tell.

999 Erlendis (Icelandic Edition) Nov 15, 2014

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson , Yana Volkovich

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999 Erlendis er smásagnasafn eftir Börk Sigurbjörnsson.

Safnið inniheldur tíu myndskreyttar smásögur sem eiga flestar rætur sínar í raunveruleikanum og segja sögu Íslendings í útlöndum.

Börkur er áhugasamur sögumaður með næmt auga fyrir sérstökum sögupersónum, fyndnum samtölum og lifandi umhverfislýsingum. Þó svo sögurnar innihaldi allnokkur sannleikskorn þá eru þær að mestum hluta skáldskapur og vekja upp forvitni lesandans varðandi það hvar mörkin liggi milli raunveruleika og skáldskapar.

Titill bókarinnar er tekinn úr Þjóðskrá og stendur fyrir póstnúmer og sveitarfélag Íslendinga sem búsettir eru erlendis.

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999 Abroad Jul 24, 2012

by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson , Yana Volkovich

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999 Abroad is a collection of short stories by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. The stories are based on real events in the author's life as an Icelander living abroad. Although the tales contain grains of truth, they are melded with fiction, making the reader curious to know the line between reality and fantasy. Börkur is an avid storyteller whose narratives are packed with funny dialogs and vivid scenario descriptions. The title of the book comes from Registers Iceland and refers to the values used for postal-code and town in the registration of Icelandic citizens living abroad. The book is illustrated by Yana Volkovich.

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