Fyrir r\u00famum \u00e1ratug hringdi S\u00edmon Birgisson \u00ed mig \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 var hann bla\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00e1 DV \u2013 og spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g g\u00e6ti skrifa\u00f0 fyrir sig kjallarapistil og skila\u00f0 honum innan vi\u00f0 klukkustundu s\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00c9g var \u00ed mat hj\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu og pabba, en t\u00f3k \u00e1skoruninni, hlj\u00f3p heim og negldi ni\u00f0ur kjallarann \u00e1 40 m\u00edn\u00fatum sl\u00e9ttum og var m\u00e6ttur aftur til foreldra minna \u00e1\u00f0ur en maturinn var borinn fram. S\u00ed\u00f0an sendi \u00e9g reikning \u00e1 Mikael Torfason, ritstj\u00f3ra, sem hefur enn ekki veri\u00f0 greiddur. En \u00fea\u00f0 er svol\u00edti\u00f0 svona \u00ed \u00feessum bransa, ma\u00f0ur f\u00e6r ekki greiddan nema annan hvern reikning, ef ma\u00f0ur er ekki me\u00f0 handrukkara \u00e1 s\u00ednum sn\u00e6rum. Og \u00fe\u00e1 koma listamannalaunin s\u00e9r vel (sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk reyndar ekki fyrren l\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0ar). Um svipa\u00f0 leyti \u2013 en \u00feessu \u00f3tengt \u2013 reiknu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Steinar Bragi \u00fat hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum skrifa\u00f0 margar lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00e6kur af me\u00f0allengd \u00e1 \u00e1ri \u00e1 fullum afk\u00f6stum, ef vi\u00f0 s\u00e6tum vi\u00f0 16 t\u00edma \u00e1 dag og ger\u00f0um engar g\u00e6\u00f0akr\u00f6fur. N\u00e1lgu\u00f0umst or\u00f0in einsog hver \u00f6nnur verksmi\u00f0ja. Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an var s\u00fa a\u00f0 saman g\u00e6tum vi\u00f0 punga\u00f0 \u00fat 10 \u00fe\u00fasund lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3kum, sem hver um sig v\u00e6ri svona sext\u00edu s\u00ed\u00f0ur, me\u00f0 kannski 30 or\u00f0um \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0u. Vi\u00f0 \u00edhugu\u00f0um a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta en afr\u00e9\u00f0um a\u00f0 dj\u00f3ki\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki fyrirhafnarinnar vir\u00f0i. \u2014 \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 myndast \u00feessi pressa. Ef \u00e9g gef ekki \u00fat b\u00f3k \u00e1 hverju \u00e1ri \u00fe\u00e1 ver\u00f0 \u00e9g bara gjald\u00ferota,\u201c segir Stef\u00e1n M\u00e1ni \u00ed vi\u00f0tali vi\u00f0 Fr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0i\u00f0 og stingur upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0i sett t\u00edmatakm\u00f6rk \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 hversu miki\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur getur fengi\u00f0 \u00far launasj\u00f3\u00f0inum \u2013 tv\u00f6 \u00e1r, segir hann og gerir \u00fev\u00ed sk\u00f3na a\u00f0 r\u00edki\u00f0 eigi ekki a\u00f0 bakka mann alla lei\u00f0 ef ma\u00f0ur er me\u00f0 st\u00e6rra verk \u00ed sm\u00ed\u00f0um. Stef\u00e1n er vel a\u00f0 merkja h\u00f6fundur sem situr \u00e1 mets\u00f6lulistum \u2013 ef hann gefur ekki \u00fat b\u00f3k \u00e1 \u00e1ri ver\u00f0ur hann gjald\u00ferota. Hva\u00f0 haldi\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 myndi \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a fyrir Gyr\u00f0i? Sem gefur vel a\u00f0 merkja \u00fat b\u00f3k, n\u00e6rri \u00fev\u00ed hvert einasta \u00e1r \u2013 en \u00feyrfti \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega a\u00f0 henda \u00ed 5-6 stykki til a\u00f0 eiga fyrir leigunni. Og er samt einna mestur \u00edslenskra h\u00f6funda. Mig minnir a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi teki\u00f0 Joyce 17 \u00e1r a\u00f0 skrifa Ulysses. St\u00f3rar og miklar b\u00e6kur taka a\u00f0 jafna\u00f0i 4-5 \u00e1r a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki \u2013 \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i \u00c1st er \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0ur (og braut um og gaf \u00fat) \u00e1 fj\u00f3rum vikum. Og h\u00fan er f\u00edn. En \u00e9g hef\u00f0i aldrei geta\u00f0 skrifa\u00f0 Illsku \u00e1 einu \u00e1ri, e\u00f0a einu sinni tveimur. \u00c9g skrifa\u00f0i hana \u00e1 fj\u00f3rum \u00e1rum og \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i n\u00e6stum \u00fev\u00ed \u00fat af vi\u00f0 mig \u2013 \u00feegar \u00e9g lauk vi\u00f0 hana var \u00e9g \u00feunglyndur, 40 k\u00edl\u00f3um \u00ed yfirvigt, \u00feegar j\u00f3lab\u00f3kafl\u00f3\u00f0inu lauk f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00ed h\u00e1lfger\u00f0a man\u00edu, skildi vi\u00f0 \u00f3fr\u00edska konuna m\u00edna. \u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k mig alveg heilt \u00e1r a\u00f0 lenda aftur \u00e1 f\u00f3tunum, svona sirkab\u00e1t. \u2014 B\u00f3k er altso enginn m\u00e6lieining \u2013 einsog N\u00fdhil s\u00fdndi \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma me\u00f0 \u00fatg\u00e1fu \u00e1 \u00ferekvirki \u00d3ttars Martins Nor\u00f0fj\u00f6r\u00f0 um Hannes H\u00f3lmstein Gissurarson. \u00c9g hef ekki hugmynd um hva\u00f0 Andri Sn\u00e6r hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 skrifa s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 10 \u00e1rin \u2013 fyrir utan T\u00edmakistuna (og eitt og anna\u00f0 fleira, skilst m\u00e9r, leikrit og kvikmyndahandrit og \u00fev\u00eduml\u00edkt). \u00dea\u00f0 veit enginn nema Andri og launasj\u00f3\u00f0urinn. \u00c9g veit a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hefur margoft veri\u00f0 hv\u00edsla\u00f0 um \u00feetta vi\u00f0 mig. \u00dea\u00f0 er reyndar alltof miki\u00f0 hv\u00edsla\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessum heimi, alltof miki\u00f0 baktal \u2013 alltof f\u00e1tt sagt upph\u00e1tt, alltof l\u00edtil hreinskiptni. En b\u00f3k er ekki m\u00e6lieining. H\u00fan er ekki af tiltekinni st\u00e6r\u00f0 \u2013 stutt b\u00f3k getur veri\u00f0 st\u00f3r og l\u00f6ng getur veri\u00f0 l\u00edtil. \u00dea\u00f0 getur teki\u00f0 korter a\u00f0 skrifa meistaraverk og ma\u00f0ur getur stre\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1ratug og uppskori\u00f0 ekkert \u2013 \u00e1 t\u00edu \u00e1rum getur ma\u00f0ur \u00feurft a\u00f0 yfirgefa t\u00edu \u00f3l\u00edk handrit, hugmyndir sem gengu ekki upp. \u00c9g var lengi a\u00f0 skrifa Heimsku \u2013 \u00ferj\u00fa \u00e1r. S\u00e9rstaklega mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 lengd. \u00dea\u00f0 t\u00f3k langan t\u00edma a\u00f0 finna r\u00e9tt sj\u00f3narhorn til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 hana til a\u00f0 virka \u2013 svo h\u00fan yr\u00f0i einsog \u00e9g vildi hafa hana. Stundum er \u00feessi vinna ekkert nema fr\u00fastrasj\u00f3n \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 segja ef ma\u00f0ur hefur einhvern listr\u00e6nan metna\u00f0. Og svo fl\u00e6kist \u00fdmislegt fyrir \u2013 velgengni fylgir alls konar aukavinna, flakk og vi\u00f0t\u00f6l og ble og bla, t\u00edminn er flj\u00f3tur a\u00f0 fara. \u00c9g enda\u00f0i \u00e1 a\u00f0 fl\u00fdja veturlangt til V\u00edetnam til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 fri\u00f0 til a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra Heimsku. \u00dea\u00f0 er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 engin v\u00f6rn fyrir Andra a\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 \u00f6tull n\u00e1tt\u00faruverndarsinni \u2013 einsog sumir hafa l\u00e1ti\u00f0 \u00ed ve\u00f0ri vaka. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki starfi\u00f0 sem hann \u00feiggur laun fyrir \u00far sj\u00f3\u00f0num, hva\u00f0 sem mikilv\u00e6gi \u00feess l\u00ed\u00f0ur. Andri hefur hins vegar skrifa\u00f0 b\u00e6kur sem lifa me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0inni \u2013 \u00fear fremst au\u00f0vita\u00f0 Bl\u00e1a hn\u00f6ttinn. Og st\u00f3r hluti af starfi rith\u00f6fundarins er f\u00f3lginn \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0ru en a\u00f0 beinl\u00ednis sitja vi\u00f0 og skrifa or\u00f0. Ef \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri starfi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Steinar Bragi gefi\u00f0 \u00fat 10 \u00fe\u00fasund lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00e6kur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2005. Og sta\u00f0i\u00f0 uppi sem sigurvegarar, mestu h\u00f6fundar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar fr\u00e1 upphafi, og g\u00e6tum \u00f3hr\u00e6ddir \u00feegi\u00f0 listamannalaun \u00fea\u00f0 sem eftir er.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fyrir r\u00famum \u00e1ratug hringdi S\u00edmon Birgisson \u00ed mig \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 var hann bla\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00e1 DV \u2013 og spur\u00f0i hvort \u00e9g g\u00e6ti skrifa\u00f0 fyrir sig kjallarapistil og skila\u00f0 honum innan vi\u00f0 klukkustundu s\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00c9g var \u00ed mat hj\u00e1 m\u00f6mmu og pabba, en t\u00f3k \u00e1skoruninni, hlj\u00f3p heim og negldi ni\u00f0ur kjallarann \u00e1 40 m\u00edn\u00fatum sl\u00e9ttum og var … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 st\u00e6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e1ratug, eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 st\u00e6r\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00f3k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}