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Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1958
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic professor of art history, a novelist, playwright and poet. She received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for Hotel Silence in 2018 and the Médicis Foreign Award for Miss Iceland in 2019.
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About Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Birth
1958
First book
2007
Years writing
19
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic professor of art history, a novelist, playwright and poet. She received the Nordic Council Literature Prize for Hotel Silence in 2018 and the Médicis Foreign Award for Miss Iceland in 2019.
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir was born in Reykjavik and is one of the most prominent voices in contemporary Icelandic literature.
Beyond her writing career, she holds a strong background as an art historian.
Her work explores fascinating themes such as photography, the Icelandic landscape, and contemporary fiction.
She is the author of ten published works, including the international success Butterflies in November.
Her writing blends artistic sensitivity with a narrative style that often touches on suspense and intrigue.
