Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir
Kristín Marja • Illustration — Portrait of Kristin Marja Baldursdottir Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (born January 21, 1949 in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic writer.
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Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir
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- Born
- 1949 · Hafnarfjörður.
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- journalist · writer
- Education
- University of Iceland
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Kristín Marja • Illustration — Portrait of Kristin Marja Baldursdottir Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (born January 21, 1949 in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic writer.
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Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (born 1949) is a journalist and writer, of Icelandic nationality. The journalist was born in Hafnarfjörður.
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir was educated at University of Iceland. The journalist worked in Reykjavík. Languages used include Icelandic.
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Background
Background
She received her degree in 1991 from the University of Iceland in the fields of German and Icelandic.
Writing
Writing
Her first novel Mávahlátur (Seagull's Laughter) became a play and film. Her work has been translated into German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Within Iceland, her 'work has [...] been important in breaking down the borders between elite and popular culture', her novels tending to focus on 'women's issues in contemporary urban society'.
Novels
Novels
• Mávahlátur (The Seagull's Laughter) 1995 • Hús úr húsi (From House to House) 1997 • Kular af degi (As the Day gets colder) 1999 • Mynd af konu (Portrait of a woman) 2000 • Kvöldljósin eru kveikt (The Nightlights are on) 2001 • Karitas án titils (Karitas untitled) 2004 • Óreiða á striga (Chaos on Canvas) 2007 • Karlsvagninn (The Big Dipper) 2009 • Kantata (Cantata) 2012 • Svartalogn (Black Calm) 2016 • Gata mæðranna (Street of the Mothers) 2020
Identity
Identity
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir is recorded as journalist and writer.
(c) Forlagid
Valgerður Benediktsdóttir
Life and career
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Life and career
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1949
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir born at Hafnarfjörður.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 123228204, Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
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- Library of Congress Name Authority File, Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (n96097082).
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q463467: Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir
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- “Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Honors
On November 16, 2011, Kristín Marja received the Jónas Hallgrímsson Award, given every year to an important Icelandic writer. According to the jury's verdict, "Kristín Marja's subject matter is the reality of Icelandic women. She illuminates the life and work, dreams and longings of women."
Literature
Literature
Karitas Untitled by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (review), World literature today, 2022
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Ástráður Eysteinsson and Úfhildur Dagsdóttir, 'Icelandic Prose Literature, 1940—2000', in A History of Icelandic Literature, ed. by Daisy Nejmann, History of Scandinavian literatures, 5 (University of Nebraska Press: 2007), pp. 404—70 (p. 457).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 123228204, Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Library of Congress Name Authority File, Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir (n96097082).Library of Congress
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