The Genuinely Interested Podcast Ep 81 - Andri Snær Magnason - On Time & Water
Andri Snær Magnason is one of Iceland's most famous and well-known writers. He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories and essays. He is the only writer to win the Icelandic Literary Award in all categories. His work has been published or performed in more than 35 countries.
Andri is very outspoken about the environmental and ecological impacts of climate change, and the effects that certain industries have on the environment. His latest book On Time & Water will be available on March 23rd - and is not only an incredibly personal story, but also a global story, that affects us all.
Andri and I discuss:
- Why he became a writer, given that his whole family is in the medical field
- The inspiration for his book
- Writing a climate change book from a different perspective
- Tourism in Iceland
- His glacier exploring grandmother
- His unorthodox approach to writing
- Why Icelandic, the language, is so difficult
And much more...
My Take: Taking a subject that has been written about so often, and giving it a different spin - a personal story that spans generations - is something only a skilled writer, with personal insight and a timeless perspective, can pull off. It is a necessary way of looking at what is the most pressing issue of our time. If we look at the future like we look at our past, we might have a different relationship with time.