Icelandic Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1990) Winner
Fríða Áslaug Sigurðardóttir
フリーダ・アースラウグ・シグルザルドッティル
Frida Á. Sigurdardottir
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-12-11 （Hornstrandir, Iceland）
- Died
- 2010-05-07 （Reykjavík, Iceland） age 69
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 1980-2010
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Icelandic Literary Prize | — | — | Icelandic Literary Prize organization | Winner |
| 1992 | Nordic Council's Literature Prize | Meðan nóttin líður (Through the Night) | — | Nordic Council | Winner |
Icelandic Literary Prize
1990
Organization:
Icelandic Literary Prize organization
Result:
Winner
Nordic Council's Literature Prize
1992
Work:
Meðan nóttin líður (Through the Night)
Organization:
Nordic Council
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Nordic Council Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1992) Winner
Works
Major Works
Nothing Serious
1980 short story collectionHer literary debut, a collection of short stories that sensitively portrays everyday incidents and human relationships.
familylonelinessdepiction of everyday life
Through the Night
1992 novelA novel that explores characters' inner lives and relationships over the course of a night. Winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
lonelinesshuman relationshipsfemale perspective
Bibliography
- Nothing Serious (1980)
- Through the Night (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistintrospectivesubtle psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- lonelinessdomestic lifewomen's everyday experiences
Legacy
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir is regarded as one of Iceland's notable writers; her 1992 Nordic Council Literature Prize brought her wider recognition. She left a legacy of delicate character portrayals in both short stories and novels.
Trivia
- Icelandic names are patronymic (or matronymic), not family surnames; this person is commonly referred to by the given name "Fríða."
- Literary debut in 1980 with the short story collection 'Þetta er ekkert alvarlegt'.
- Won the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1992 for 'Meðan nóttin líður'.