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- Editorial
- ISLANDS OF THE NORTH
- Life in a Reykjavik Suburb
- Streaker Disrupts Iceland v. Albania
- Writing in Shetland
- Orkney's George Mackay Brown
- David Constantine of Scilly
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FROM SCANDINAVIA
- Josefine Ottesen
- Charlotte Blay
- Tove Jansson
- Children's Literature in Finland in the 1990s
- NEWS
- Contributions
- The St Magnus Festival in Orkney
- Helsinki Conference in June
- The Lahti International Writers' Reunion
- The Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation
- The Tómas Guðmundsson Literary Prize in Iceland
- Contributions and Submissions
- Tax on Books in Slovenia
- Basque Daily Closed Down
- Correntes d'Escritas in Portugal
NEWS
The Tómas Guðmundsson Literary Prize in Iceland
Sigurbjorg Thrastardóttir
Sólar saga
232 pages
ISBN number: 9979-775-16-5
Rights: JPV Bræðraborgarstíg 7
IS-101 Reykjavík Iceland
Phone (+354) 575 5600
E-mail: jpv@jpv.is http://www.jpv.is
Sigurbjorg Thrastardóttir's debut novel, Sólar saga (Sun Story), recently received the Tómas Guðmundsson Literary Prize in Iceland, granted every other year by the Mayor of Reykjavík.
The novel follows the attempted recovery of 23-year old Sól, after she suffers a brutal sexual attack on the outskirts of the beautiful city of Bologna. Sól, Icelandic by origin, had moved to Italy to pursue her studies and search for her own private path in life. To survive the post-traumatic effects of the assault and to mend her broken self, Sól conceives an original plan involving the arcades and columns of the historical city.
Cutting herself off from beloved ones and turning to buildings for comfort, Sól is haunted by flashbacks from her darkest hour, along with happier memories from her childhood in the cold north. Her story becomes an intriguing quest along the winding roads of the mind and the brick lanes of Bologna.
Critics have commented on the book's poetic quality. The jury's report describes Sólar saga as "a engaging story ... written with a notable gift of style". The daily Morgunblaðið said: "[Thrastardóttir] depicts the aftermath of serious abuse by means of effective imagery, making Sólar saga a rewarding read for all those who love good fiction."
Sólar saga is Thrastardóttir's first novel. She is the author of two poetry collections and has contributed to various anthologies.
Read poems by Sigurbjorg Thrastardóttir in Transcript.
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