Arnaldur Indriðason

Summary

Arnaldur Indriðason is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Reykjavík^[2]. He was born on January 28, 1961^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4] and screenwriter^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month, #7,050 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Arnaldur Indriðason's place of birth was Reykjavík^[2].
• Arnaldur Indriðason was born on January 28, 1961^[3].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's father was Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson^[7].
• Arnaldur Indriðason held citizenship in Iceland^[8].
• Icelandic was Arnaldur Indriðason's native language^[9].
• Arnaldur Indriðason worked as a writer^[4].
• Arnaldur Indriðason worked as a screenwriter^[5].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's field of work was film criticism^[10].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's field of work was journalism^[11].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's field of work was literary activity^[12].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's field of work was thriller^[13].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's field of work was detective literature^[14].
• Arnaldur Indriðason's field of work was thriller^[15].
• Arnaldur Indriðason was educated at University of Iceland^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Arnaldur Indriðason is Jar City^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Arnaldur Indriðason is Silence of the Grave^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Arnaldur Indriðason is Voices^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Arnaldur Indriðason is The Draining Lake^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Arnaldur Indriðason is Arctic Chill^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Arnaldur Indriðason is Operation Napoleon^[22].
• Arnaldur Indriðason received the Glass Key award^[23].
• Arnaldur Indriðason received the Finnish Whodunnit Society^[24].
• Arnaldur Indriðason received the Barry Award for Best Novel^[25].
• Arnaldur Indriðason received the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy^[26].
• Arnaldur Indriðason received the Knights of the Order of the Falcon^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IS^[29]

• Began / founded: 1961-01-28^[30]

• Community tags: has german audiobooks^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 515e63a4-947a-4bd9-bd02-59f4ca13a4dc^[32]

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Origins and Family

Arnaldur Indriðason was born in Reykjavík^[2]. He was born on January 28, 1961^[3]. His father was Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson^[7]. Icelandic was his native language^[9].

Education

Arnaldur Indriðason was educated at University of Iceland^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4] and screenwriter^[5]. Fields of work include film criticism^[10], a field of work^[33]; journalism^[11], an industry^[34]; literary activity^[12]; thriller^[13], a fiction genre^[35]; and detective literature^[14], a literary genre^[36].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Jar City^[17], Silence of the Grave^[18], Voices^[19], The Draining Lake^[20], Arctic Chill^[21], and Operation Napoleon^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Glass Key award^[23], a literary award^[37], in Sweden^[38], founded in 1992^[39], headquartered in Gothenburg^[40]; Finnish Whodunnit Society^[24], a voluntary association^[41], in Finland^[42], founded in 1984^[43]; Barry Award for Best Novel^[25], a class of award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1997^[46]; Swedish Crime Writers' Academy^[26], an award^[47], founded in 1971^[48]; Knights of the Order of the Falcon^[27], a grade of an order^[49], in Iceland^[50], founded in 1921^[51]; and Blóðdropinn^[52], a literary award^[53], in Iceland^[54].

Why It Matters

Arnaldur Indriðason ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (515 views/month, #7,050 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Works attributed to him include Silence of the Grave^[57], a literary work^[58]; Jar City^[59], a literary work^[60]; and Voices^[61], a literary work^[62].

FAQs

Where was Arnaldur Indriðason born?

Arnaldur Indriðason's place of birth was Reykjavík^[2].

Who were Arnaldur Indriðason's parents?

Arnaldur Indriðason's father was Indriði Guðmundur Þorsteinsson^[7].

What did Arnaldur Indriðason do for work?

Arnaldur Indriðason worked as writer^[4] and screenwriter^[5].

Where did Arnaldur Indriðason go to school?

Arnaldur Indriðason was educated at University of Iceland^[16].

What awards did Arnaldur Indriðason receive?

Honors received include Glass Key award^[23], Finnish Whodunnit Society^[24], Barry Award for Best Novel^[25], and Swedish Crime Writers' Academy^[26].