Steinunn Sigurðardóttir
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir (born August 26, 1950 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic writer.
Life
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir completed her academic training in 1972 with a BA in psychology and philosophy at the University College in Dublin from. She worked mainly as a radio and TV journalist until the 1980s. She has lived in different places in Europe, the USA and Japan. She now commutes between Reykjavík and Berlin-Kreuzberg .
At first Steinunn Sigurðardóttir wrote poems and short stories; With her volume of poetry Sífellur ( Eng .: Resistance ) she achieved first notoriety at the age of 19. In 1995 she received the Icelandic Literature Prize for her novel Hjartastaður , published in the same year, which was also translated into German under the title Herzort . In it she describes the problematic relationship between a single mother and her teenage daughter. The text has elements of a road movie , as the main characters are followed on their journey through Iceland by the half-world friends of the daughter. On the basis of the journey that leads from Reykjavík via the Hringvegur , ring road no. 1, to the southeast of the island, the author describes hauntingly Icelandic landscapes and natural phenomena, including a. a sandstorm.
Her novel The Time Thief was also a great success. This novel is about a love affair between a highly experienced teacher in Reykjavík who lives in high society and who seems to regard her job as a hobby, and her younger married colleague. The original narrative style, which also includes elements of the lyric poetry, proves to be appealing. The novel was translated into several languages and filmed in France in 1998 under the title Voleur de vie with Emmanuelle Béart , Sandrine Bonnaire and André Dussollier in the leading roles.
Works published in German
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Tímaþjófurinn . Iðunn, Reykjavík 1987.
- The time thief . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Ammann, Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-250-60004-0 .
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Ástin fiskanna . Iðunn, Reykjavík 1993, ISBN 9979-1-0227-6 .
- The love of fish . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-498-06367-7 (as an audiobook at Jumbo, Neue Medien und Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-8337-1548-0 )
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Hjartastaður . Mál og menning, Reykjavík 1995, ISBN 9979-3-0905-9 .
- Heart place . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Ammann, Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-250-60032-6 .
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Jöklaleikhúsið . Mál og menning, Reykjavík 2001, ISBN 9979-3-2241-1 .
- Glacier theater . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-498-06366-9 .
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Sólskinshestur . Mál og menning, Reykjavík 2005, ISBN 9979-3-2694-8 .
- Sunshine horse . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-498-06394-8 .
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Góði elskhuginn . Bjartur, Reykjavík 2009, ISBN 978-9979-657-79-8 .
- The good lover . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-498-06417-4 .
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JóJó . Bjartur, Reykjavík 2011, ISBN 978-9935-423-40-5 .
- Yo-yo . Translated by Coletta Bürling. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-498-06427-3 .
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Heiða
- Heiða's dream. A shepherdess in Iceland fights for nature. Biography. Translated from Icelandic by Tina Flecken . Hanser, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-446-26032-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Steinunn Sigurðardóttir in the catalog of the German National Library
- Steinunn Sigurðardóttir in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Steinunn Sigurðardóttir website (English, reviews also in German)
- Biography Steinunn Sigurðardóttir 2008 at the International Literature Festival Berlin
- Short biography on the website of Sagenhaftes Iceland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Money = Time² in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from October 9, 2011, p. 54.
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SURNAME | Steinunn Sigurðardóttir |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigurðardóttir, Steinunn |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |