Ágústína Jónsdóttir

Ágústína Jónsdóttir (born May 4, 1949) is an Icelandic writer, artist and educator.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ágústína.

She was born in Reykjavík, studied cosmetics and later graduated as a pre-school teacher. In 1991, she received a teaching diploma from the Iceland College of Education. She works as an elementary school teacher in Kópavogur, a suburb of Reykjavík.[1]

In 1994, she published her first collection of poetry Að baki mánans ("Behind the Moon"). She has since published several other collections. Her work has been translated into English and French. One of her books was nominated for Dagblaðið Vísir's literary prize in 1997.[2][1]

See also

Selected works[1]
  • Lífakur ("Field of Life") (1995)
  • Ljósar hendur: þrjár íslenskar skáldkonur svífa sólgeislavængjum Snjóbirta ("SnowLight") (1995)
  • Sónata ("Sonata") (1997)
  • Vorflauta ("Spring Flute") (2000)

References
  1. "Ágústína Jónsdóttir". literature.is. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.
  2. Neijmann, Daisy L (2006). A History of Icelandic Literature. p. 499. ISBN 0803233469.
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