Kristín Eiríksdóttir (born 1981) is an Icelandic poet and author. Eiríksdótter's debut novel, ''Kjötbærinn'' (''Meat Town'') was published in 2004. This was followed by ''Húðlit auðnin'' (''Skin-coloured Wasteland'') in 2006 and ''Annarskonar sæla'' (''A Different Sort of Bliss'') in 2008. Her first two books were a mixture of poetry and prose while her third was entirely poetry. She was one of the winners of the Bókmenntaverðlaun starfsfólks bókaverslana with her 2014 book ''Kok'' (''Cook''). Her novel, ''Elín, ýmislegt'' (''A Fist or a Heart''), won 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 cen ...

and was shortlisted for the 2019

Nordic Council Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

Bibliography

* ''Kjötbærinn'' (''Meat Town'') (2004) * ''Húðlit auðnin'' (''Skin-coloured Wasteland'') (2006) * ''Annarskonar sæla'' (''A Different Sort of Bliss'') (2008) * ''Doris deyr'' (''Doris Dies'') (2010) * ''Hvítfeld: Fjölskyldusaga'' (2012) * ''Kok'' (''Cook'') (2014) * ''Elín, ýmislegt'' (''A Fist or a Heart'') (2017)

References

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