Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
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Fríða Áslaug Sigurðardóttir (born December 10, 1940 in Hornstrandir
- died May 7, 2010 in Reykjavik
) is an Icelandic
novelist and short story writer. She made her literary debut in 1980, with the collection of short stories, Þetta er ekki alvarlegt. She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1992 for the novel Meðan nóttin líður ("Through the Night").
Hornstrandir
Hornstrandir is Iceland's northernmost peninsula, situated in the Westfjords, to the north of the Jökulfirðir and to the northwest of Drangajökull....
- died May 7, 2010 in Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
) is an Icelandic
Icelander
Icelander can refer to:*A person from the country of Iceland, see Icelanders.*Icelander , by Dustin Long, published in 2006 by McSweeney's.*Íslendingur , a replica viking ship whose name means Icelander...
novelist and short story writer. She made her literary debut in 1980, with the collection of short stories, Þetta er ekki alvarlegt. She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1992 for the novel Meðan nóttin líður ("Through the Night").
Awards
- Icelandic Literary PrizeIcelandic Literary PrizeThe Icelandic Literary Prize , or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to two books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association. The prize was founded on the association's centennial in 1989. One award is for fiction or poetry and the other for academic and non-fiction works...
(Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin) 1990 - Nordic Council's Literature Prize 1992