Gerður Kristný

Gerður Kristný (actually Gerður Kristný Gudjónsdóttir; born June 19, 1970 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic writer.

Life

Gerður made ​​1992 her Bachelor of Arts (BA) at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík in the subjects of French Literature and Comparative Literature. Their work treated Les fleurs du mal by Charles Baudelaire.

She's been known by their seals, children 's books, works for television and as an editor. Since 1994, she has published over a dozen books published in English and German language.

Gerður is married and has two children.

Your poetry collection " Blóðhófnir " is one of two Icelandic works that are nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize of 2012.

Publications (selection)

  • German: The last night of the year. Bloomsbury, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8270-5478-4.

Awards (selection)

  • 2010: Child and Youth Book Prize of the West Nordic Council for the last night of the year
  • 2011: Invitation to the Children and Youth Program of the 11th international literature festival berlin
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