Heðin Brú
Faroese novelist and translator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heðin Brú (pronounced [ˈhejɪn bɹʉu]; August 17, 1901 – May 18, 1987) was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator.
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Heðin Brú is considered to be the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style. His novel, Feðgar á ferð (The Old Man and His Sons), was chosen as the Book of the twentieth century by the Faroese.