Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Örvar.

Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason 2011

Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason (born 1977) is a founding member of Icelandic experimental band múm, and has been a part time member of other Icelandic bands such as Benni Hemm Hemm, Singapore Sling, Slowblow, Skakkamanage, FM Belfast and Represensitive Man. In his native country, he is also known as a poet/author. Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar ("Old villain, new times") a book of poetry was published in 2005 as a part of Nýhil's Nordic literature series. It was preceded by the critically acclaimed^{[citation needed]} novella Úfin, strokin ("Ruffled, stroked"), released in 2005 and described as "a detective boy novel updated for modern girls". He studied screenwriting at FAMU in Prague^{[citation needed]}.

Publications and discography

For discography as part of múm, see múm#Discography.

• Úfin, strokin ("Ruffled, stroked") (2005) – novella
• Scapigliata, lisciata (Italian translation of Úfin, Strokin) (Scritturapura, Italy, 2008) – novella
• Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar ("Old villain, new times") (Nýhil, 2005) – poetry.
• To Fruits Turn the Youth (Aftehours, Japan, 2007) – Illustrations, drawings and poetry.