1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Tex as ▁law y ers ▁Category : Tex as ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁P ampa , ▁Texas ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dum as , ▁Texas ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Ó la fur ▁Jó h ann ▁Sig ur ð sson ▁( 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁I cel and ic ▁novel ist , ▁short ▁story ▁writer ▁and ▁poet . ▁ ▁His ▁published ▁works ▁include ▁five ▁volumes ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁six ▁nov els , ▁two ▁short ▁nov els , ▁four ▁children ' s ▁books ▁and ▁four ▁collections ▁of ▁poetry . ▁His ▁writ ings ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁eigh teen ▁languages . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Ó la fur ▁Jó h ann ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁Council ' s ▁Liter ature ▁Prize ▁for ▁his ▁poetry ▁collections ▁A ð ▁la uffer j um ▁( At ▁the ▁Le af - F er ry ) ▁and ▁A ð ▁br un num ▁( By ▁the ▁Spring ). ▁Two ▁books ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁English ; ▁the ▁nov ella ▁Past or ▁Bod var ' s ▁Let ter ▁( B ré f ▁s éra ▁B ö ð vars ) ▁from ▁Pen um bra ▁Press , ▁and ▁the