Ágústína Jónsdóttir (born 4 May 1949) is an
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
ic writer, artist and educator.
She was born in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
, studied cosmetics and later graduated as a pre-school teacher. In 1991, she received a teaching diploma from the
Iceland College of Education
Iceland College of Education was a normal college in Iceland. It merged with the University of Iceland in July 2008 and is now called the School of Education. Enrollment was around 2300 students with more than half of them being distance learn ...
. She works as an elementary school teacher in
Kópavogur
Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population.
It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. ...
, a suburb of Reykjavík.
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In 1994, she published her first collection of poetry ''Að baki mánans'' ("Behind the Moon"). She has since published several other collections. Her work has been translated into English and French. One of her books was nominated for ]Dagblaðið Vísir
''DV'' (''Dagblaðið Vísir'') is an online newspaper in Iceland published by Torg ehf. It came into existence as a daily newspaper in 1981 when two formerly independent newspapers, Vísir and Dagblaðið, merged.
Early on it was one of the lar ...
's literary prize in 1997.
See also
* List of Icelandic writers
Iceland has a rich literary history, which has carried on into the modern period.
Some of the best known examples of Icelandic literature are the Sagas of Icelanders. These are prose narratives based on historical events that took place in Icela ...
* Icelandic literature
Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people. It is best known for the sagas written in medieval times, starting in the 13th century. As Icelandic and Old Norse are almost the same, and because Icelandic wo ...
Selected works[ ]
* ''Lífakur'' ("Field of Life") (1995)
* ''Ljósar hendur: þrjár íslenskar skáldkonur svífa sólgeislavængjum Snjóbirta'' ("SnowLight") (1995)
* ''Sónata'' ("Sonata") (1997)
* ''Vorflauta'' ("Spring Flute") (2000)
References
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1949 births
Living people
Agustina Jonsdottir
Agustina Jonsdottir