Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir
Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 February 1974 |
| Occupation | author |
| Nationality | Icelander |
| Spouse | Jón Kalman Stefánsson |
Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir (born 11 February, 1974) is an Icelandic author and journalist. She is best known for her novels, such as The Fires (2020), which was made into a feature film in 2025.
Career
Sigríður was born in Reykjavík and studied history and Spanish literature at the University of Iceland and in Salamanca. She later studied journalism at Columbia University in New York. Since 1999, she has worked as a journalist at RÚV, the national public-service broadcaster in Iceland. She has held various posts there, including news reporter from Copenhagen, and Assistant News Director.[1][2]
Sigríður published her first novel, the dystopian Eyland, in 2016 to critical praise, and was nominated for the Fjöruverðlaun Award as well as the DV Culture Award.[3] In 2022, her novel, Hamingja þessa heims, was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize.[3] Her books have been translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Polish, Czech, and Hungarian.[2]
Her novel The Fires was made into a feature film, directed by Ugla Hauksdóttir, that opened in 2025. The novel itself, which takes place during a catastrophic volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, has been called "prescient",[4] since eruptions began in that area, previously dormant for more than 800 years, only four months after the novel was published in 2020.
She is married to the author Jón Kalman Stefánsson.[5] Her maternal grandmother was the actress Sigríður Hagalín.[6]
Novels
- Eyland (Island, 2016)
- Hið heilaga orð (The Holy Word, 2018)
- Eldarnir (The Fires, 2020)
- Hamingja þessa heims (The Fortune of this World: A Knight's Tale, 2022)
- Deus (2023)
- Vegur allrar veraldar (The Ways of All the World, 2025)
References
- ^ "Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir". Iceland Literature Center. February 2025. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir". Benedikt.is. November 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir". Skald.is. January 2025. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "When Fiction Becomes Truth: A Conversation with Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir". Inspired by Iceland. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ Bjarki Sigurðsson (28 August 2022). "Jón Kalman og Sigríður Hagalín orðin hjón". Visir.is. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ Björn Teitsson (3 April 2020). "Proust-prófið: Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir". Lemurinn.is. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.