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Icelandic writer and politician
Hildur Knútsdóttir at Icecon in Reykjavík in 2024.

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

She studied at University of Iceland. She taught a writing workshop.

Political career

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

Publications

  • Sláttur (2011)
  • 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)

References

  1. ^ "Hildur Knútsdóttir".
  2. ^ "Hildur Knútsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Skáld.is. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Höfundasíða".
  4. "Interview With an Author: Hildur Knútsdóttir". www.lapl.org. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  5. Bergmann, Ingibjörg (2017-10-10). "Ungskáldum boðið í ritlistarsmiðju á laugardaginn". Kaffið.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. "Hildur og Kristín tóku sæti á Alþingi".
  7. "Hildur Knútsdóttir hætt í VG - Vísir".
  8. 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
  9. Review: Friðrika Benónýsdóttir. 2011. Mitt hjarta eða þitt? Fréttablaðið, May 13, 2011, p. 32. https://timarit.is/page/5152641
  10. Review: Sunna Ósk Logadóttir. 2011. Hittir beint í hjartastað. Morgunblaðið, May 17, 2011, p. 29. https://timarit.is/page/5369108
  11. Review: Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson. 2011. Hjarta mitt slær veikt. Fréttatíminn, June 17, 2011, p. 34. https://timarit.is/page/5819046
  12. Interview: Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir. 2011. Gaman að sjá hvað gerist. Morgunblaðið, April 26, 2011, p. 30. https://timarit.is/page/5367417
  13. Lyall, Sarah (2024-10-17). "New Psychological Thrillers That Will Creep You Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  14. Armstrong, Vanessa (2024-09-12). "The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir is Unputdownable". Reactor. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  15. "The Night Guest by Hildur Knutsdottir". www.publishersweekly.com. 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  16. Hale, Lyra (2024-08-24). "Book Review: 'The Night Guest' by Hildur Knútsdóttir is an Eerie Icelandic Thriller". Fangirlish. Retrieved 2024-11-13.


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