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Börkur Sigurbjörnsson

Börkur is an avid storyteller with a keen eye for quirky characters, funny dialogs and vivid scenario descriptions. Much of his writing falls within the genre of realistic fiction and his stories are more often than not 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.
Short stories

The Businessman Who Gave His Guitar Away

April 12, 2015March 21, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The Businessman Who Gave His Guitar Away

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 besides him. Annoyed at first with being disturbed, the professor gradually becomes interested in the curious tale the man has to tell.

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Books

999 Abroad

August 3, 2012April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
999 Abroad

999 Abroad is a collection of short stories by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson about an Icelander living aborad. Although the tales contain grains of truth, they are melded with fiction, making the reader curious to know the line between reality and fantasy.

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The people in the square

February 26, 2012April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The people in the square

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. On a warm Sunday in August, an aspiring writer heads to his favorite square in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona in search of inspiration to rid him of his writer’s block.

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Julia

December 4, 2011April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Julia

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. While on a pub-crawl with his friends, Vilhelm meets Julia, a mysterious Austrian woman who keeps appearing and disappearing.

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Short stories

The Darkness

October 26, 2011April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The Darkness

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. Young siblings walk together along a gravel road on a dark Icelandic autumn night, discussing whether there exists things that one sees better in darkness than in daylight.

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The Storm

April 25, 2011April 19, 2025
by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
The Storm

A short story by Börkur Sigurbjörnsson. A rare Mediterranean storm takes a sleepless Icelander on a ride across the Atlantic Ocean and back in time, to his childhood home on the East Iceland fjords.

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