Áslaug Jónsdóttir (born 31 March 1963) is an Icelandic writer of children's books, illustrator and playwright.
Early life and education
She grew up near
Borgarfjörður
Borgarfjörður () is a fjord in the west of Iceland near the town of Borgarnes. Although the waters of Borgarfjörður appear calm, the fjord has significant undercurrents and shallows. The many flat islands lying in the fjord are for the most ...
in west Iceland and then attended
Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (, and usually referred to as MH) is a state school, public Gymnasium (school), gymnasium located in Hlíðahverfi, Reykjavík, Iceland. The school was founded in 1966 by the Ministry of Education, Science and Cult ...
in Reykjavik. She then studied in Copenhagen, Denmark at Skolen for Brugskunst (later the School of Design of the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.
History
The Royal Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...
).
Career
She published her first children's picture book in 1990. Her recent work includes collaboration with two other authors Swedish
Kalle Guettler and Faroese
Rakel Helmsdal
Rakel Helmsdal (born 25 September 1966) is a Faroese author and artist. She writes novels, short stories, plays, poems for all age groups, as well as being a visual artist who illustrates some her books. She is the current chair person for the ...
on a series of six "Monsters" books published in Icelandic, Swedish and Faroese, starting with ''Nei! sagði litla skrímslið'' (''No! Said Little Monster'') in 2004.
In 2002 she and
Andri Snær Magnason
Andri Snær Magnason (born 14 July 1973) is an Icelandic writer. He has written novels, poetry, plays, short stories, and essays. Andri is also a director and producer of three documentary films that have premiered in IDFA and CPH:DOX. His ...
collaborated on ''Sagan af bláa hnettinum'' which won the
West-Nordic Children's Literature Prize. It has since been translated and published in English (''The Story of the Blue Planet'', 2013, Pushkin: ), Danish, Faroese, German, Italian, Korean and Polish.
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
Aslaug Jonsdottir
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