R\u00e1n Flygenring has Norwegian and Icelandic roots, born in Oslo and grew up in Reykjavik. She works as an independent illustrator and author, sometimes in Reykjav\u00edk and sometimes around the world. She has published nearly 20 books in Iceland and Germany, both independently and in collaboration with other authors and the books have been translated in many different languages. She has also done \u201cfast drawings\u201d during conferences and meetings, used drawing analyzation in strategic planning and equality matters. She is also a painter and has painted murals, stamps, and beer cans. She founded a Puffin hotel \u2013 as an art project, has drawn city planning solutions and directed videos. R\u00e1n has received various awards for her works.<\/p>\n
Accessibility: All restrooms are gender neutral. The children\u2019s library is accessible for wheelchairs via the Hvelfing exhibition hall and the library personel can be of asstance if needed.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Photocredit: Saga Sig. Image from Eldgos, R\u00e1n Flygenring.<\/p>\n
The event is supported by the Norwegian Embassy in Reykjavik.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" R\u00e1n Flygenring reads in Norwegian from the book \u201cVolcanic Eruption\u201d, which recently won the Nordic Council’s Children’s and Young People’s Literature prize, and a well-chosen chapter from the brand new book \u201cFairies\u201d, which is in the same book category as Birds and Horses by R\u00e1n Flygenring and Hj\u00f6rleifur Hjartarson, published by Angust\u00fara. After the reading, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":57315,"template":"","event-categories":[6],"class_list":["post-57294","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-children","no-banner-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/57294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-categories?post=57294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}