if sson ▁K var an : ▁as ▁a ▁cla ir voy ant , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁div ining ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁closed ▁books , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁automatic ▁writer ▁he ▁p enn ed ▁works ▁supposed ly ▁by ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Anders en , ▁J ón as ▁Hall gr ím sson , ▁and ▁S nor ri ▁St url us on . ▁But ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁medium istic ▁ab ilities ▁after ▁a ▁serious ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁adopted ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁K amb an ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁his ▁birth ▁name ▁( Gu ð mund ur ▁J ón sson ) ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁I cel and ic ▁naming ▁convent ions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C open hagen , ▁where ▁he ▁special ized ▁in ▁literature ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁play , ▁H add a ▁P add a ▁which ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Georg ▁Brand es ▁and ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Royal ▁Theatre ▁with ▁K amb an ▁as ▁assistant ▁director . ▁He ▁later ▁married ▁an ▁actress ▁from ▁the ▁play , ▁Ag nete ▁E ge berg , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁K amb an ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁int ending ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁language ▁writer . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁successful ▁and ▁moved ▁back