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Poem by Karl Ísfeld.
Karl Ísfeld (November 8, 1906 – September 27, 1960) was a journalist, writer, and prolific translator. His best-known translations are the Finnish epic poem, Kalevala, but he also translated: Merry Men and Ægisgata by John Steinbeck and The Adventures of Good Old Svejk in the World War by Jaroslav Hasek. His book of poems, Svartar morgunfrúr, was published in 1946.
Karl Ísfeld was born in Sandur in Aðaldalur, the nephew of the poets Sigurjón and Guðmundur Friðjónsson. His mother was Áslaug Friðjónsdóttir and his father was Níels Lilhendahl, a merchant in Akureyri. Karl grew up in more than one place in Þingeyjarsýsla and Eyjafjörður, but at the age of almost twenty he entered the first grade of the Secondary School in Akureyri, which became a high school during his school years. He graduated from the MA in 1932. Then he entered the University's Nordic Department; he studied for three years, but did not graduate. At that time, there were times of crisis in Iceland and many people were in dire straits. Karl Ísfeld then turned to journalism, and it became his main job from then on.
Karl Ísfeld was one of the most influential translators of the free language of his time. He translated books of various kinds, from rags to the leading works of world literature. His printed translations will number at least 30, but there are also several unprinted ones. The most significant works that passed through his hands to Icelandic readers are the Finnish epic poems, Kalevala, the greatest work that Karl undertook, the two second volumes of Anna Karenina, The Tale of San Michele, by Axel Munthe (translated with Haraldur Sigurðsson), John Steinbeck's books, Kátir veru karl (The Merry Men) and Ægisgata (The Adventures of Good Old Days) and Æventýri góða dátans Svejkúrs í mundsvítísinni (The Adventures of Good Old Days) by Jaroslav Hasek.
Karl Ísfeld (November 8, 1906 – September 27, 1960) was a journalist, writer, and prolific translator. His best-known translations are the Finnish epic poem, Kalevala, but he also translated: Merry Men and Ægisgata by John Steinbeck and The Adventures of Good Old Svejk in the World War by Jaroslav Hasek. His book of poems, Svartar morgunfrúr, was published in 1946.
Karl Ísfeld was born in Sandur in Aðaldalur, the nephew of the poets Sigurjón and Guðmundur Friðjónsson. His mother was Áslaug Friðjónsdóttir and his father was Níels Lilhendahl, a merchant in Akureyri. Karl grew up in more than one place in Þingeyjarsýsla and Eyjafjörður, but at the age of almost twenty he entered the first grade of the Secondary School in Akureyri, which became a high school during his school years. He graduated from the MA in 1932. Then he entered the University's Nordic Department; he studied for three years, but did not graduate. At that time, there were times of crisis in Iceland and many people were in dire straits. Karl Ísfeld then turned to journalism, and it became his main job from then on.
Karl Ísfeld was one of the most influential translators of the free language of his time. He translated books of various kinds, from rags to the leading works of world literature. His printed translations will number at least 30, but there are also several unprinted ones. The most significant works that passed through his hands to Icelandic readers are the Finnish epic poems, Kalevala, the greatest work that Karl undertook, the two second volumes of Anna Karenina, The Tale of San Michele, by Axel Munthe (translated with Haraldur Sigurðsson), John Steinbeck's books, Kátir veru karl (The Merry Men) and Ægisgata (The Adventures of Good Old Days) and Æventýri góða dátans Svejkúrs í mundsvítísinni (The Adventures of Good Old Days) by Jaroslav Hasek.