Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir is an Icelandic writer born on 17 March 1976. She studied philosophy at the University of Iceland. Her first novel and collection came out in 1998 to acclaim. She has written five novels since then. In 2000, her novel ''Fyrirlestur um hamingjuna'' ("Lecture on Happiness") was nominated for the

Icelandic Literary Prize The Icelandic Literary Prize ( Icelandic: ''Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin''), or Icelandic Literary Award, is an award which is given to three books each year by the Icelandic Publishers Association. The prize was founded on the association's cent ...

. In 2006 she was awarded the DV Culture Prize for the novel ''Yosoy''. In 2012, she was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize for ''Allt með kossi vekur'' ("Everything Is Woken with a Kiss").Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir awarded Icelandic Literary Prize

26.jan 2012

Bibliography

*''Skaparinn'' (2008) (translated as ''The Creator'', 2012)

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"Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir"
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