Auður Jónsdóttir

Auður Jónsdóttir is one of the most accomplished authors writing in Icelandic today. Her novels have aroused interest in Iceland, as well as abroad, for their rare blend of incisive candor and humor. She won the Icelandic Literary Prize for The People in the Basement and the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize for Secretaries to the Spirits . Both of these novels were nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Auður's latest novel, Grand Mal ( Stóri skjálfti ) [ Aftershocks ], became...See more

Auður Jónsdóttir is one of the most accomplished authors writing in Icelandic today. Her novels have aroused interest in Iceland, as well as abroad, for their rare blend of incisive candor and humor. She won the Icelandic Literary Prize for The People in the Basement and the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize for Secretaries to the Spirits . Both of these novels were nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Auður's latest novel, Grand Mal ( Stóri skjálfti ) [ Aftershocks ], became Auður's most successful novel to date and gathered a huge following among Icelandic readers of all ages, strengthening Auður's position as an important writer of her generation. See less