Vigdís Grímsdóttir
Encyclopedia
Vigdís Grímsdóttir is an Iceland
ic writer born on August 15, 1953. She received her B.A.
at the University of Iceland
. She has written poetry, short stories, plays, and a children's book. One of her novels became the basis for a Swedish film. Her novel Kaldaljós was also the basis for an Icelandic film with the same title.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic writer born on August 15, 1953. She received her B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
at the University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
. She has written poetry, short stories, plays, and a children's book. One of her novels became the basis for a Swedish film. Her novel Kaldaljós was also the basis for an Icelandic film with the same title.
Works in translations
- 1997 Z: a Love Story
- 1998 Z: en kärlekshistoria
- 1997 Älskades länder
- 1997 Z - rakkaustarina
- 1995 Grandavägen 7
- 1995 Jag heter Ísbjörg, jag är ett lejon
- 1995 Kannastie 7
- 1995 Pigen i skoven
- 1994 Flickan i skogen
- 1994 Metsän tyttö
- 1993 Jeg hedder Ísbjörg, jeg er löve
- 1992 Nimeni on Ísbjörg, olen leijona
- 1990 "Vakna Törnrosa" í Sen dess har jag varit här hos er : 12 isländska noveller
- 1996 Je m'appele Ísbjörg, je suis lion