Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir (born November 24, 1963 in Reykjavík , Iceland ) is an Icelandic author for children and young people.
Life
Kristín graduated from high school in Reykjavík and then studied Spanish at the University of Barcelona , the University of Reykjavík and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in the USA . There she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Media Studies and Spanish. From 1987 to 1998 she worked as a presenter and speaker on Icelandic radio and television, including for the private television channel Stöð 2 .
Honors and prizes
- 2001: Prize of the Reykjavík Educators' Association
- 2008: Children's and Young People's Book Prize of the West Nordic Council
- 2008: Sögusteinn Children's Book Prize from the Icelandic section of IBBY
Publications (selection)
- 1997: Elsku besta Binna min .
- 1998: Bíttu á jaxlinn Binna min .
- 1998: Keikó hvalur í heimsreisu .
- 1999: Milljón steinar (de .: One million stones)
- 1999: Hrollur í dalnum (de .: The tremor in the throat)
- 2000: Mói hrekkjusvín - Mal og mennig
- German: Moi - Bengel from Silberstraße , translated by Dirk Gerdes, illustrated by Susanne Eisermann. Mückenschwein-Verlag, Stralsund 2010 ISBN 978-3-936311-40-2 .
- 2003: Strandanornir (de .: Beach Witches)
- 2007: Draugaslóð (de .: Ghost Path )
- 2008: Fíasól he flottust .
- 2010: Fiasól og litla ljónaránið .
- 2011: Ríólítreglan .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic author for children and young people |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík , Iceland |