Heðin Brú, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heðin Brú

Faroese novelist and translator

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1901

Place of Birth: Skálavík

Date of Death: 18-May-1987

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Heðin Brú (pronounced ['hej?n b??u]; August 17, 1901, Skálavík – May 18, 1987, Tórshavn) was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator. 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.