Kristín Ómarsdóttir
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Kristín Ómarsdóttir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1963 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Occupation | Poet Novelist Playwright |
| Nationality | Icelander |
Kristín Ómarsdóttir (born 1962) is an Icelandic author, poet and playwright.
Biography
Kristín Ómarsdóttir was born in Reykjavík; she spent her first years in Copenhagen and lived for most of her childhood in Hafnarfjörður. She wrote her first play in 1985, which won her first prize in a playwriting competition run by The National Theater of Iceland.[1] [2] In 2000, her novel Elskan mín ég dey was nominated for The Nordic Council Literature Prize.[3] In 2005, she won Playwright of the Year at Gríman – The Icelandic Performing Arts Awards.[4] For the poetry book Sjáðu fegurð þína she was awarded Fjöruverðlaunin – the Icelandic Women's Literary Prize in 2008.[5]
Bibliography
Novels and stories
- Flækingurinn, 2015
- Eternal Reflections ("Eilífar speglanir" 2013)
- Milla ("Milla"2012)
- We Belong to the Same Darkness: Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo, ("Við tilheyrum sama myrkrinu" 2011)
- By the Bridge ("Hjá brúnni" 2009)
- A Story of a Small Crybaby ("Saga af lítilli grenjuskjóðu" 2008)
- Children in Reindeer Woods ("Hér" 2004)
- Happyness I & II ("Hamingjan hjálpi mér I og II" 2001)
- My love I Die ("Elskan mín ég dey" 1997)
- The Narrow Doors ("Dyrnar þröngu" 1995)
- Black Wedding Dresses ("Svartir brúðarkjólar" 1991)
- Once Upon a Time Stories ("Einu sinni sögur" 1991)
- "On A Journey at Yours'' ("Í ferðalagi hjá þér" 1987)
Poetry
- Spiders in Display Windows ("Kóngulær í sýningargluggum" 2017)
- See Your Beauty ("Sjáðu fegurð þína" 2008)
- Christmas Poems ("Jólaljóð" 2006)
- In and Out the Window ("Inn og útum gluggann" 2003)
- A Special Day ("Sérstakur dagur" 2000)
- Close Your Eyes and Think of Me ("Lokaðu augunum og hugsaðu um mig" 1998)
- Waitress at an Old Restaurant ("þerna á gömlu veitingahúsi" 1993)
- There is Fog in Our House ("Í húsinu okkar er þoka" 1987)
Other Books
- Audition, Gjöf til mín yðar hátign, Stars, 2014
Theatre and radio drama
- A Spider Sleeps in the Mirror ("Í speglingum sefur kónguló" 2011)
- The Big Mermaid ("Kuðungarnir" 2011)
- Short Stories ("Smásögur" 2007)
- The Hospital Ship ("Spítalaskipið" 2004)
- Tell Me Everything ("Segðu mér allt" 2004)
- My Friend the World's End ("Vinur minn heimsendir" 2003)
- The Birthday-Cake ("Afmælistertan" 2003)
- Many Women ("Margar konur" 2000)
- Margarethe the Great Radiodrama ("Margrét mikla útvarpsverk" 1999)
- Lovestory III ("Ástarsaga III" 1997)
- Margarethe the Great ("Margrét mikla" 1995)
- Trumpet of the Heart ("Hjartatrompet" 1990)
- Dreams Upside Down ("Draumar á hvolfi" 1987)
Exhibitions
- Audition (In collaboration with Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir, AceArtGallery, Winnipeg, Canada, 2008)
- Gjöf mín yðar hátign (In collaboration with Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir, Listasafn Así, Reykjavik, 2011)
- Stars (In collaboration with Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir, The Context Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland, 2011)
Translated work
Danish
- Billie og Rafael, Jensen & Dalgaard, 2015
- Omstrejferen, Jensen & Dalgaard, 2018
English
- Waitress in Fall, Carcanet Press & Partus Press, 2018
- Children in Reindeer Woods, Open Letter Books, 2012
- In and Out the Window
- Poems in Brushstrokes of Blue: The Young Poets of Iceland
Finnish
- Olipa kerran tarinoita, Like, 1994
French
- T´es pas la seule à être morte, Le Cavalier Bleu, 2003
Galician
- Meu amor, eu morro, rinoceronte, 2015
German
- Ewige Speigelungen, 2015
Swedish
- Här, Kabusa Böcker, 2007
- Gud hjälpe mig I och II, Kabusa Böcker, 2003
- Älskling jag dör, Anamma, 1999
References
- ^ "Skáld.is". Skáld.is. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Kristín Ómarsdóttir". Forlagið bókabúð (in Icelandic). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Nominerede 1962-2017". 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Administrator. "Handhafar Grímuverðlauna 2005". www.griman.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Verðlaunahafar fyrri ára | Fjöruverðlaunin". Fjöruverðlaunin (in Icelandic). 15 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
External links
- "Forlagið"
- Bokmenntir - on Kristín Ómarsdóttir
- Words Without Borders
- The City and the Writer
- A Saturday Afternoon with Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo
- Rumpus: Interview with Kristín Ómarsdóttir
- Iceland Wikipedia entry
- Oyeyemi, Helen (13 April 2012). "Under Siege". New York Times Sunday Book Review.