Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 16 June 1984)[1] is an Icelandic writer and politician. In 2016, she won the Icelandic Literary Prize for children's books for her novel Vetrarhörkur (Winter Frost).[2][3] The book has appeared in French as Dernier hiver (2018) and in Czech as Krvavá zima (2018).

Publications

  • Sláttur (2011)[4][5][6][7][8]
  • Spádómurinn (2012)
  • Ævintýraeyjan (2014)
  • Draugaljósið (2015)
  • Vetrarfrí (2015)
  • Vetrarhörkur (2016)
  • Doddi: Bók sannleikans with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2016)
  • Doddi: Ekkert rugl! with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2017)
  • Ljónið (2018)
  • Orðskýringar (2018)
  • Nornin (2019)
  • Hingað og ekki lengra with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2020)
  • Skógurinn (2020)[2]

Political career

In March 2017, Hildur served briefly as a member of parliament for the Left-Green Movement to relieve Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé.[1][9] In 2018, she left the party, citing dissatisfaction with a lack of progress in negotiations between the state and the Icelandic Association of Midwives.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hildur Knútsdóttir".
  2. 1 2 "Hildur Knútsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Skáld.is. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Höfundasíða".
  4. ↑ Review: Helga Birgisdóttir. 2011. "ógeðsleg, loðin og ófrumleg hæðnisrotta". Um tísku, blogg og skáldsöguna Slátt. Spássían 2011, 2: 34–35. https://timarit.is/page/7256395
  5. ↑ Review: Friðrika Benónýsdóttir. 2011. Mitt hjarta eða þitt? Fréttablaðið, May 13, 2011, p. 32. https://timarit.is/page/5152641
  6. ↑ Review: Sunna Ósk Logadóttir. 2011. Hittir beint í hjartastað. Morgunblaðið, May 17, 2011, p. 29. https://timarit.is/page/5369108
  7. ↑ Review: Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson. 2011. Hjarta mitt slær veikt. Fréttatíminn, June 17, 2011, p. 34. https://timarit.is/page/5819046
  8. ↑ Interview: Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir. 2011. Gaman að sjá hvað gerist. Morgunblaðið, April 26, 2011, p. 30. https://timarit.is/page/5367417
  9. ↑ "Hildur og Kristín tóku sæti á Alþingi".
  10. ↑ "Hildur Knútsdóttir hætt í VG - Vísir".


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