Jakobína Sigurðardóttir facts for kids
Jakobína Sigurðardóttir (born July 8, 1918 – died January 29, 1994) was a famous writer from Iceland. She wrote many books, including novels and short stories. She even wrote a children's book!
Jakobína was born in a place called Hælavík. This was on the Hornstrandir peninsula in Iceland. She grew up there with her family. Her sister, Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, also became a writer.
In 1949, Jakobína married Þorgrímur Starri Björgvinsson. He was a farmer. They had four children together.
Jakobína's Writing Journey
Jakobína Sigurðardóttir started her writing career with a special book. In 1959, she published her first children's book. It was called Sagan af Snæbjörtu Eldsdóttur og Ketilríði Kotungsdóttur.
She became known for bringing new ideas to Icelandic novels. This happened in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was one of the writers who helped introduce a style called modernism. This meant writing in new and different ways.
One of Jakobína's poems became a song. A composer named Jórunn Viðar set the poem to music. The song was called Vökuró, which means "Vigil". Later, the famous singer Björk sang this song.
Books by Jakobína
Jakobína Sigurðardóttir wrote many different kinds of books. She wrote poetry, short stories, and novels. She also wrote a book about her childhood memories.
Here are some of her well-known works:
- Kvæði (1960) – This was a book of her poems.
- Púnktur á skökkum stað (1964) – A collection of short stories.
- Dægurvísa (1965) – One of her novels.
- Snaran (1968) – Another novel she wrote.
- Sjö vindur gráar (1970) – More short stories.
- Lifandi vatnið (1974) – A novel.
- Í sama klefa (1981) – This was also a novel.
- Vegurinn upp á fjallið (1990) – A book of short stories.
- Í barndómi (1994) – This book was about her childhood. It was published after she passed away.
