Literature acknowledges that life is complicated.
I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.
One thing for sure is it will be written in the Icelandic language. All of my literary work is.
Much of my time is taken up by reading, researching and trying out ideas.
[Bob Dylan] builds his lyrics, of course, from personal experience, but it's also a literary work. He draws heavily on his knowledge of American lyric tradition as well as European modernism. But he should let the Nobel Prize Committee know if he is accepting it or not.
Bjork is one of my oldest friends so we share the friendship and common roots. That is what we build on when we work together.