Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir
Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir (20 July 1910 – 26 February 1995) was an Icelandic writer.[1]
The daughter of Magnús Magnússon and Margét Magnúsdóttir, she was born in
Ósló, and university in Uppsala. She published her first work, a trilogy of novels Dætur Reykjavíkur I-III in 1933, 1934 and 1938.[2][1]
She was active in the Icelandic Women's Rights Association and was also involved in writers' associations.[1]
She married Jóni Þórðarsyn, a professor and author; the couple had two sons and a daughter.[1]
Selected works[2]
- Að Sólbakka, novel (1937)
- Snorrabraut 7, novel (1947)
- Sambýlisfólk, novel (1954)
- Frostnótt í maí, novel (1958)
References
- ^ a b c d "Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir". Iceland Monitor (in Icelandic). July 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "Þórunn Elfa Magnúsdóttir". History of Nordic Women's Literature.
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