Kristín Eiríksdóttir

Kristín Eiríksdóttir (born 1981)[1] is an Icelandic poet and author.

Eiríksdótter's debut novel, Kjötbærinn (Meat Town) was published in 2004. This was followed by Húðlit auðnin (Skin-coloured Wasteland) in 2006 and Annarskonar sæla (A Different Sort of Bliss) in 2008. Her first two books were a mixture of poetry and prose while her third was entirely poetry.[2]

She was one of the winners of the Bókmenntaverðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslana with her 2014 book Kok (Throat).[3]

Her novel, Elín, ýmislegt (A Fist or a Heart), won the Icelandic Literary Prize[4] and was shortlisted for the 2019 Nordic Council Literature Prize.[5]

Bibliography

  • Kjötbærinn (Meat Town) (2004) ISBN 9979774819
  • Húðlit auðnin (Skin-coloured Wasteland) (2006) ISBN 9979971584
  • Annarskonar sæla (A Different Sort of Bliss) (2008) ISBN 9935110095
  • Doris deyr (Doris Dies) (2010) ISBN 9935111407
  • Hvítfeld: Fjölskyldusaga (2012) ISBN 9935113094
  • Kok (Throat) (2014) ISBN 9935114597
  • Elín, ýmislegt (A Fist or a Heart) (2017) ISBN 9789935118189

References

  1. ^ "Kristín Eiríksdóttir". Nordic cooperation. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Kristín Eiríksdóttir". Miðstöð íslenskra bókmennta. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Bókmenntaverðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslana 2014". Miðstöð íslenskra bókmennta (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Icelandic Literary Prize". www.fibut.is. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Kristín Eiríksdóttir and Kristín Ómarsdóttir Nominated for Nordic Council Literature Prize". Iceland Review. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.