Sigrún Pálsdóttir (born 1967) is an Icelandic writer and historian. She was born in Reykjavík in 1967. She obtained her doctorate from

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in 2001, and then taught and researched at the

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. A prominent Icelandic historian, she served as the editor of ''

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'', the premier scholarly journal of the discipline, from 2009 to 2016. She has written a number of acclaimed historical narratives, among them ''Þóra biskups'' (''Thora: A Bishop’s Daughter'', 2010) and ''Ferðasaga'' (''Uncertain Seas'', 2010). Her debut novel ''Kompa'' (''That Little Dark Room'', 2006) was followed by ''Delluferðin'' (2019); the latter won the

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. Her books have been nominated for numerous prizes, such as the Icelandic Literary Prize, the Women’s Literature Prize, the DV Cultural Prize for Literature, Hagthenkir Prize, Icelandic Booksellers Prize, etc. ''Kompa'' was released in English translation by the

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press under the title ''History. A Mess''.

References

1967 births Living people Sigrun Palsdottir Sigrun Palsdottir {{Iceland-writer-stub