Kristín Eiríksdóttir Explained

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)
• Húðlit auðnin (Skin-coloured Wasteland) (2006)
• Annarskonar sæla (A Different Sort of Bliss) (2008)
• Doris deyr (Doris Dies) (2010)
• Hvítfeld: Fjölskyldusaga (2012)
• Kok (Throat) (2014)
• Elín, ýmislegt (A Fist or a Heart) (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kristín Eiríksdóttir . Nordic cooperation . 27 September 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Kristín Eiríksdóttir . Miðstöð íslenskra bókmennta . 27 September 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Bókmenntaverðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslana 2014 . Miðstöð íslenskra bókmennta . 27 September 2019 . is.
4. Web site: Icelandic Literary Prize . www.fibut.is . 27 September 2019.
5. Web site: Kristín Eiríksdóttir and Kristín Ómarsdóttir Nominated for Nordic Council Literature Prize . Iceland Review . 27 September 2019.