With upcoming Singapore Writers Festival, award winning author, poet, playwright and lyricist Sjón talks to I-S about his new novel and David Bowie's emotional power. Born in Reykjavík, Sjón is the author of From the Mouth of the Whale, The Whispering Muse, and The Blue Fox, among other works that have been translated into 25 languages. He has written songs for Björk, and received an Oscar nomination for the lyrics he co-wrote (with Lars von Trier) for the film Dancer in the Dark.