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Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Kristín Eiríksdóttir (b. 1981) is one of the most tone-setting and influential Icelandic authors of her generation. Her breakthrough novel A Fist or a Heart earned her the Icelandic Literature Prize and the Women’s Literature Prize, as well as a nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Her latest novel Tool similarly went on to receive prestigious accolades, including securing her second nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
Awards
| Shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize – Tól Tool | 2024 |
| Shortlisted for the Women’s Literature Prize Iceland – Tól Tool | 2023 |
| Shortlisted for the Icelandic Literary Prize Iceland – Tól Tool | 2023 |
| Shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize | 2019 |
| Shortlisted for the DV Newspaper's Cultural Prize Iceland | 2018 |
| Women’s Literature Prize Iceland | 2018 |
| Runner-up for The Icelandic Booksellers Prize Iceland | 2017 |
| Icelandic Literary Prize (Best Fiction) Iceland | 2017 |
| Shortlisted for The Icelandic Literary prize Iceland | 2014 |
| Shortlisted for the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize Iceland | 2012 |
Bibliography
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Kristín Eiríksdóttir (b. 1981) is one of the most tone-setting and influential Icelandic authors of her generation. Her breakthrough novel A Fist or a Heart earned her the Icelandic Literature Prize and the Women’s Literature Prize, as well as a nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Her latest novel Tool similarly went on to receive prestigious accolades, including securing her second nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize.