European Union Prize for Literature
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Edition 6 (2014) Winner
Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir
オッドニー・エイル・エーヴァルスドッティル
Oddny Eir Aevarsdottir
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972
- Nationality
- Icelandic
- Languages
- Icelandic
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer, publisher
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Affiliations
- Apaflasa (publishing company)
- Nominations
- 2011 Icelandic Literary Award (nominated for 'Jarðnæði')
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbonne University | — | — | PhD | — | France |
Sorbonne University
Degree:
PhD
Country:
France
Holds a PhD from Sorbonne University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Icelandic Women's Literature Prize | Land of Love and Ruins | — | Icelandic Women's Literature Prize Committee | winner |
| 2014 | EU Prize for Literature | Land of Love and Ruins | — | EU Prize for Literature | winner |
Icelandic Women's Literature Prize
2012
Work:
Land of Love and Ruins
Organization:
Icelandic Women's Literature Prize Committee
Result:
winner
EU Prize for Literature
2014
Work:
Land of Love and Ruins
Organization:
EU Prize for Literature
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Land of Love and Ruins
2011 novel (autobiographical elements)A novel with autobiographical elements that examines love, loss and ruins; focuses on personal bereavement and the process of renewal.
lovelossruinsfamilymemory
Translations
- Land of Love and Ruins (English translation)
Ways in Between
2007 non-fiction / exhibition catalogueAn exhibition catalogue and commentary related to Gudbjörg Lind, Gudrun Kristjansdottir and Kristin Jonsdottir.
artexhibitioncommentary
Bibliography
- Ways in Between, 2007
- Land of Love and Ruins (Jarðnæði), 2011
- Land of Love and Ruins (English translation), 2016
Translations of Works
- Jarðnæði → Land of Love and Ruins (English translation, Restless Books, 2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and restrained proseintrospective narration with autobiographical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and renewalruins and memoryfamily relationships
Legacy
Oddný Eir is noted for autobiographical novels that explore personal loss and renewal; she has received national and international recognition, including the EU Prize for Literature.
Trivia
- Holds a PhD from Sorbonne University.
- Runs the publishing company Apaflasa in collaboration with her brother, archaeologist Uggi Ævarsson.
- Her notable work 'Jarðnæði' was published in 2011, won the 2012 Icelandic Women's Literature Prize and the 2014 EU Prize for Literature.