Fríða Ísberg
Fríða Ísberg | |
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Ísberg is 2023 | |
| Born | 19 December 1992 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Education | Hamrahlíð Junior College |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
| Notable works | Merking (2021) |
| Notable awards | Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize |
Fríða Ísberg (born 19 December 1992) is an Icelandic novelist, short story writer and poet.
Biography
Ísberg lives in Reykjavik and was raised by her father, a photographer.[1] She was educated at Hamrahlíð Junior College then completed a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Iceland.[2] She is a novelist, short story writer and poet.[3] Her works have been translated into seventeen languages.[4]
Ísberg's first book of poetry, Slitförin (Stretch Marks, 2017), won the Icelandic Booksellers' Choice Award for Poetry 2017[5] and was nominated for the Fjöruverðlaun Prize.[6] She is a member of the poetry collective Svikaskáld (The Impostor Poets).[7] Her short story collection Kláði (Itch) was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2020.[7][8]
Ísberg's debut novel Merking[9] (The Mark, 2021) is a speculative dystopian fiction work,[10][11] set in a near future Reykjavík.[12][13] The book won the Icelandic Booksellers' Award for Fiction in 2021, the Optimist Award 2021 (awarded by the President of Iceland to one national artist) and the Icelandic Women's Prize for Fiction 2022. It was shortlisted for the 2024 Tähtivaeltaja Award.[14] It has been translated into English by Larissa Kyzer.[1][15][16]
In 2022, Ísberg won the annual Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize, awarded to a younger writer who is "set for a European breakthrough."[15][17] She is the second Icelandic recipient of the award.[18]
Ísberg also writes reviews for the The Times Literary Supplement[2] and wrote about five books that cover governments clamping down on their citizens for the Big Issue.[19]
Works (selected)
- Slitförin (Stretch Marks), 2017.
- Kláði (Itch), 2018.
- Leðurjakkaveður (Leather Jacket Weather), 2019.
- Merking (The Mark), 2021.
- Huldukonan (The Hidden Woman), 2025.
References
- ^ a b Ćirić, Jelena (27 May 2024). "Future Imperfect". Iceland Review. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Fríða Ísberg". Bokmenntir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Fraser, Katie (25 January 2022). "Faber swoops for 'timely' debut novel from Ísberg". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Ribeiro, Luiz Antonio (30 May 2023). ""A Marcação": Fríða Ísberg e a ficção especulativa em tempos de polarização". JornalNota (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Fríða Ísberg". The Cafe Review. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Fríða Ísberg". Forlagið bókabúð (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Fríða Ísberg". Comma Press. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Fríða Ísberg | Nordic cooperation". Norden.org. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Fríða Ísbergs debutroman är inget annat än makalös". DN.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Wright, Fiona (8 June 2024). "The Mark". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Mackay, Neil (26 June 2024). "This novel does for Culture Wars what Orwell did for totalitarianism". The Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Tonkin, Boyd (4 September 2024). "Nordic dream or nightmare?: The Mark, by Frida Isberg, reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ McLoughlin, Kate (24 May 2024). "Politics of empathy: In a future Iceland, a lack of sensitivity is a clinical disorder". The Times Literary Supplement (TLS). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "2024 Tähtivaeltaja Award Shortlist". Locus Online. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b Einarsdóttir, Gréta Sigríður (22 December 2022). "Fríða Ísberg wins Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize". Iceland Review. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Translated fiction: books by Stefanie vor Schulte, Atsuhiro Yoshida, Maddalena Vaglio Tanet, Adèle Rosenfeld, Gerbrand Bakker and Fríða Ísberg". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Fríða Ísberg hlýtur verðlaun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Fríða Ísberg hlýtur Bókmenntaverðlaun Per Olov Enquist". Forlagið bókabúð (in Icelandic). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ Ísberg, Fríða (20 July 2024). "Top 5 books about state control, chosen by Icelandic author Fríða Ísberg". The Big Issue. Retrieved 4 September 2025.