Svava Jakobsdóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Svava.
Svava Jakobsdóttir
Born(1930-10-04)4 October 1930
Neskaupstaður, Iceland
Died21 February 2004(2004-02-21) (aged 73)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)Author and feminist politician

Svava Jakobsdóttir (4 October 1930 – 21 February 2004) was one of

Alþýðubandalagið (People's Alliance).[5] Her best-known works are the novel Gunnlaðar saga (The Saga of Gunnlod), the novella Leigjandinn (The Lodger) and the macabre short story "Saga handa börnum" ("A Story for Children"). Besides prose she also wrote poetry and plays. She won the Henrik Steffens
Award in 1997.

References

  1. ISBN 9780887291760
    . Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  2. ^ Torfi Jónsson: Æviskrár samtídarmanna. Oliver Steins, Skuggsjá 1982–1984
  3. ^ Svava Jakobsdottir Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography. bookrags.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  4. ^ "Svava Jakobsdóttir (Author of Gunnlaðar saga) |Goodreads profile". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  5. ^ Literature.is page on Svava Jakobsdóttir Archived 2009-11-17 at archive.today
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