Pushkin Children's Books

 

Andri Snaer Magnason

Andri Snær Magnason is one of Iceland’s most celebrated young writers. In 2002 LoveStar was named Novel of the Year by Icelandic booksellers and received the DV Literary Award and a nomination for the Icelandic Literary Prize. The Story of the Blue Planet, now published or performed in 22 countries, was the first children’s book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and was also the recipient of the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award and the West Nordic Children’s Book Prize. Andri is the winner of the 2010 Kairos Award.