Auður Jónsdóttir
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, Quake, 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.
Auður Jónsdóttir’s Festival participation is generously supported by Icelandic Literature Center, Iceland Air and Creative Iceland.
Auður Jónsdóttir appears as part of Nordic Bridges 2022.
Auður Jónsdóttir is published by Dottir Press
Upcoming Events
September 24, 2022
at 6:30pm
Conversation
Fragmentary Perceptions: Céline Huyghebaert & Auður Jónsdóttir
Céline Huyghebaert, Auður Jónsdóttir, and Heidi Reitmaier
September 24, 2022 at 6:30pm
September 24, 2022
at 2pm
Conversation
The Re-Read: Auður Jónsdóttir on Halldór Laxness
Auður Jónsdóttir and Steve Gravestock
September 24, 2022 at 2pm
September 24, 2022
at 4pm
TIFA Event
We Come Back Together: Auður Jónsdóttir
Auður Jónsdóttir
September 24, 2022 at 4pm