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|occupation=Writer and teacher |
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⚫ | '''Vigdís Grímsdóttir''' (born 15 August 1953) is an Icelandic writer.<ref name="TimaritView">{{cite journal|url=http://timarit.is/files/8132240.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|journal=24 stundir|date=15 November 2007|title=Nýjasta bók Vigdísar Grímsdóttur Sagan um Bíbí Ólafsdóttur|page=42|publisher=Timarit.is|access-date=2015-11-04}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
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⚫ | '''Vigdís Grímsdóttir''' |
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Born on 15 August 1953 in [[Reykjavík]], she qualified as a teacher in 1973, then gained her [[Bachelor of Arts]] at the [[University of Iceland]] in 1978, and a further degree in 1982.<ref name="TimaritView"/> She has taught in primary and high schools in [[Hafnarfjörður]] and Reykjavik, but since 1990 has concentrated almost exclusively on her writing.<ref name="TimaritView"/> |
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==Career== |
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She has written poetry, short stories, plays, and a children's book. One of her novels became the basis for a Swedish film.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} Her novel ''[[Kaldaljós]]''<ref name="Þjóðviljinn">{{cite journal|url=http://timarit.is/files/13728551.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|date=16 December 1987|title=Islenskir lesendur eru sjálfstæðir|journal=Þjóðviljinn |page=12| |
She has written poetry, short stories, plays, and a children's book. One of her novels became the basis for a Swedish film.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} Her novel ''[[Kaldaljós]]''<ref name="Þjóðviljinn">{{cite journal|url=http://timarit.is/files/13728551.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|date=16 December 1987|title=Islenskir lesendur eru sjálfstæðir|journal=Þjóðviljinn |page=12| access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> was also the basis for two plays and an Icelandic film with the same title.<ref name="Fréttablaðið">{{cite journal|journal=Fréttablaðið|date=3 November 2011|title=Ævi og störf Vigdísar Gríms|url=http://timarit.is/files/25686980.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> Her books have been translated into many languages.<ref name="Fréttablaðið"/> Her 1989 novel ''Ég heiti Ísbjörg ég er ljón'' (''My name is Ísbjörg, I am a Leo'') was adapted for performance at the [[National Theatre of Iceland]] by Hávar Sigurjónsson in 1992.<ref name="Neijmann2006">{{cite book|author=Daisy L. Neijmann|title=A History of Icelandic Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_3jxYe5nTMC&pg=PA454|year=2006|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=0-8032-3346-9|page=584}}</ref> |
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== Works in translation == |
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 7 August 2023
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Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Occupation(s) | Writer and teacher |
Awards | Icelandic Literary Prize (1994) |
Vigdís Grímsdóttir (born 15 August 1953) is an Icelandic writer.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Born on 15 August 1953 in Reykjavík, she qualified as a teacher in 1973, then gained her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Iceland in 1978, and a further degree in 1982.[1] She has taught in primary and high schools in Hafnarfjörður and Reykjavik, but since 1990 has concentrated almost exclusively on her writing.[1]
Career
[edit]She has written poetry, short stories, plays, and a children's book. One of her novels became the basis for a Swedish film.[citation needed] Her novel Kaldaljós[2] was also the basis for two plays and an Icelandic film with the same title.[3] Her books have been translated into many languages.[3] Her 1989 novel Ég heiti Ísbjörg ég er ljón (My name is Ísbjörg, I am a Leo) was adapted for performance at the National Theatre of Iceland by Hávar Sigurjónsson in 1992.[4]
Works in translation
[edit]- 1990 "Vakna Törnrosa" í Sen dess har jag varit här hos er: 12 isländska noveller (Swedish)
- 1992 Nimeni on Ísbjörg, olen leijona (Finnish)
- 1993 Jeg hedder Ísbjörg, jeg er löve (Danish)
- 1995 Jag heter Ísbjörg, jag är ett lejon (Swedish)
- 1996 Je m'appele Ísbjörg, je suis lion (French)
- 1994 Flickan i skogen (Swedish)
- 1994 Metsän tyttö (Finnish)
- 1995 Pigen i skoven (Danish)
- 1995 Grandavägen 7 (Swedish)
- 1995 Kannastie 7 (Finnish)
- 1997 Älskades länder (Swedish)
- 1997 Z: rakkaustarina (Finnish)
- 1997 Z: A Love Story
- 1998 Z: en kärlekshistoria (Swedish)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Nýjasta bók Vigdísar Grímsdóttur Sagan um Bíbí Ólafsdóttur" (PDF). 24 stundir. Timarit.is: 42. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Islenskir lesendur eru sjálfstæðir" (PDF). Þjóðviljinn: 12. 16 December 1987. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Ævi og störf Vigdísar Gríms" (PDF). Fréttablaðið. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Daisy L. Neijmann (2006). A History of Icelandic Literature. U of Nebraska Press. p. 584. ISBN 0-8032-3346-9.
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