(b.1949) is one of Iceland’s most highly acclaimed novelists, author of novels, short stories and plays that all demonstrate the author’s great gift for characterization. Her books have been translated into many foreign languages and enjoyed great acclaim, both abroad and in Iceland. Baldursdottir has been the recipient of numerous prizes and commendations for her work, not least a nomination for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize. She has received the highest order of the Republic of Iceland, the Order of the Falcon, for her contribution to Icelandic literature.

“Let it be said at once, Baldursdottir’s novel about the fate of women at the beginning of the 20th century is magnificent.”
POLITIKEN, DENMARK (About Karitas – Untitled and Chaos on Canvas)

“… powerful and fascinating …”
MORGUNBLADID DAILY (About Black Calm)

AWARDS

2012 – The Knight’s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon, for achievements in writing and contributions to Icelandic literature
2011 – The Jónas Hallgrímsson Prize
2010 – The National Broadcasting Service Writer’s Fund
2008 – Fjöruverðlaunin, the Icelandic Women’s Literature Prize: Karítas án titils (Karitas – Untitled) and Óreiða á striga (Chaos on Canvas)

NOMINATIONS

2008 – DV Culture Prize for Literature: Karítas án titils (Karitas – Untitled) and Óreiða á striga (Chaos on Canvas)
2006 – The Nordic Council’s Literature Prize: Karítas, án titils (Karitas – Untitled)