Kristín Ómarsdóttir

About the author

Kristín Ómarsdóttir was born in 1962 in Reykjavík, Iceland and studied literature and Spanish at the University of Iceland. She has lived in Copenhagen and Barcelona but currently lives and works in Reykjavík. Her first publication was a book of poetry, Í húsinu okkar er þoka (There is Fog in Our House), in 1987 and her first novel, Svartir brúðarkjólar (Black Wedding Dresses), was published in 1992.

Kristín writes poetry, novels, short stories, and plays. Her latest book of poetry from 2008, Sjáðu fegurð þína, (See your beauty), received critical acclaim, was nominated for two prizes and received the Women's Literary Award. In 2005 Kristín received the Icelandic drama award, Gríman, for her play Segðu mér allt (Tell me everything). Kristín's novel Milla was nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize in 2012.  Her novel Children in Reindeer Woods, (Hér, 2004), was published in the U.S. in 2012. The novel Elskan mín ég dey (I'll Die, My Love) received the DV Cultural Prize for literature in 1998 and was nominated for The Nordic Council Literary Prize in 1999. Her play, Ástarsaga 3 (Love story 3, 1997), was nominated for the Nordic Council Drama Award.

Publisher: JPV

Fiction

Novels:

Hér, 2004: Salka

Sweden, Här, 2007: Kabusa Böcker

U.S., Children in Reindeer Woods, 2012: Open Letter Books

Elskan mín ég dey, 1997: Mál og menning

Sweden, Älskling jag dör, 1999: Anamma

France, T´es pas la seule à être morte, 2003: Le Cavalier Bleu

Milla, 2012: JPV

Hjá brúnni, 2009: Uppheimar

Dyrnar þröngu, 1995: Mál og menning

Svartir brúðarkjólar, 1992: Mál og menning

Short Stories:

Einu sinni sögur, 1991: Mál og menning

Finland, Olipa kerran tarinoita, 1994: Like

Hamingjan hjálpi mér I og II, 2001: Mál og menning

Sweden, Gud hjälpe mig I och II, 2003: Kabusa Böcker

Í ferðalagi hjá þér. Sögubók, 1989: Mál og menning

Poetry: 

Sjáðu fegurð þína, 2008: Uppheimar

Jólaljóð, 2006: Salka

Inn og út um gluggann/in and out the window, 2003: Salka

Þýdd af Sölku á ensku 2003

Sérstakur dagur, 2000: Mál og menning

Lokaðu augunum og hugsaðu um mig, 1998: Mál og menning

Í húsinu okkar er þoka, 1987:

Þerna á gömlu veitingahúsi, 1993: Mál og menning

Plays

Plays:

Smásögur, 2007: Flutt í Ríkisútvarpinu 2007

Segðu mér allt, 2005: Frumsýnt í Borgarleikhúsinu 2005

Spítalaskipið, 2005: Flutt í Nemendaleikhúsi Listaháskóla Íslands 2005

Afmælistertan, 2003: Flutt í Ríkisútvarpinu 2003

Vinur minn heimsendir, 2003: Sett upp í Hafnafjarðarleikhúsinu 2003

Margar konur, 2000: Flutt í Ríkisútvarpinu 2000

Margrét mikla, 1996: Flutt í Reykjavík 1996 og í Ríkisútvarpinu 1999

Hjartatrompet, 1990: Sett upp af íslenska leikhúsinu í Reykjavík 1990

Draumar á hvolfi, 1985: Sett upp í Þjóðleikhúsinu 1985

Dramatizations: 

Lísa, Lísa, 1990, 2002: Leiklistardeild Listaháskóla Íslands