Nominations for the Icelandic Literary Prize 2021
Renowned authors and debutants are nominated and the works are diverse in all categories.
The winners of the Icelandic Literary Prize 2021 will be announced by the end of January. The categories are three; Fiction, non-fiction and children's/young-adult books.
The following books are nominated:
Fiction:
Sigurverkið by Arnaldur Indriðason
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Sextíu kíló af kjaftshöggum by Hallgrímur Helgason
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Ljósgildran by Guðni Elísson
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Tilfinningar eru fyrir aumingja by Kamilla Einarsdóttir
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Olía by Svikaskáld
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Non-Fiction:
Sturlunga saga eða Íslendinga sagan mikla I-III by Guðrún Ása Grímsdóttir
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Þrautseigja og mikilvægi íslenskrar tungu : Um notkun dönsku og erlend áhrif á íslensku by Kristjana Vigdís Ingvadóttir
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Sigurður Þórarinsson : Mynd af manni I-II by Sigrún Helgadóttir
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Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður: Gersemi á heimsvísu by Snorri Baldursson
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Bærinn brennur : Síðasta aftakan á Íslandi by Þórunn Jarla Valdimarsdóttir
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Children's books / Young Adult books
Bál tímans : Örlagasaga Möðruvallabókar í sjö hundruð ár by Arndís Þórarinsdóttir
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Í huganum heim by Guðlaug Jónsdóttir and Hlíf Una Bárudóttir
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Ferðalagið : styrkleikabók by Jakob Ómarsson
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Reykjavík barnanna by Margrét Tryggvadóttir and Linda Ólafsdóttir
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Akam, ég og Annika by Þórunn Rakel Gylfadóttir
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