Fríða Áslaug Sigurðardóttir (born December 11, 1940, in Hornstrandir- died May 7, 2010, in Reykjavík[1]) was an Icelandic novelist and short story writer. She made her literary debut in 1980 with the collection of short stories titled Þetta er ekkert alvarlegt ("Nothing Serious").[2] She was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1992 for the novel Meðan nóttin líður ("Through the Night").[3]
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir | |
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| Born | December 11, 1940 |
| Died | May 7, 2010 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist and short story writer |
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Awards
edit- Icelandic Literary Prize (Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin) 1990
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize 1992
References
edit- ^ "Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Icelandic literature. Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir". Archived from the original on 2 November 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Nordic Council Literature Prize. Literature Prizewinners 1962 - 2013". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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