Guðrún Eva Minervudóttir
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Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir is an Iceland
ic writer born on March 17, 1976. She studied philosophy at the University of Iceland
. Her first novel and collection came out in 1998 to acclaim. She has written five novels since then. In 2000 her novel Fyrirlestur um hamingjuna (Lecture on Happiness) was nominated for the Icelandic Literature
Prize. In 2006 she was awarded the DV Culture Prize for her novel Yosoy.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic writer born on March 17, 1976. She studied philosophy at the University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
. Her first novel and collection came out in 1998 to acclaim. She has written five novels since then. In 2000 her novel Fyrirlestur um hamingjuna (Lecture on Happiness) was nominated for the Icelandic Literature
Icelandic literature
Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people. It is best known for the sagas written in medieval times, starting in the 13th century. As Icelandic and Old Norse are almost the same, and because Icelandic works constitute most of Old Norse literature, Old Norse...
Prize. In 2006 she was awarded the DV Culture Prize for her novel Yosoy.