Bjarni Harðarson

Bjarni Harðarson (born December 25, 1961 in Arnýjarhús, Hveragerði)^[1] is a bookseller, novellist, 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 November 10, 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.^[2] The day after, Bjarni resigned from parliament.^[3]

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 runs the Sunnlenska bókakaffi, a bookshop in Selfoss which opened on October 6, 2006,^[4] and the associated publisher Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan.^[5] He has published four novels:

• 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 published an article collection:

• 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,^[6] writing Mensalder largely in a five-week period in Pakistan,^[7] and writing Mörður in Senegal.^[8]

References

External links

• Bloggsíða Bjarna
• Kosningabaráttusíða Bjarna
• Tölvupóstar frá Bjarna Harðarsyni frétt RÚV 10. nóvember 2008