Heðin Brú
Faroese writer
Died when: 85 years 274 days (1029 months)Star 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.
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