Icelandic Literary Prize - List of Winners of The Icelandic Literary Prize For Fiction

List of Winners of The Icelandic Literary Prize For Fiction

Year Winner Title (English) Title (Icelandic) Notes
1989 Stefán Hörður Grímsson Yfir heiðan morgun: ljóð '87-'89
1990 Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir Through the Night Meðan nóttin líður
1991 Guðbergur Bergsson The Swan Svanurinn
1992 Þorsteinn frá Hamri The Sleeping Sailor Sæfarinn sofandi
1993 Hannes Pétursson Eldhylur
1994 Vigdís Grímsdóttir Grandavegur 7
1995 Steinunn Sigurðardóttir Heart Place Hjartastaður
1996 Böðvar Guðmundsson Tree of Life Lífsins tré
1997 Guðbergur Bergsson Faðir og móðir og dulmagn bernskunnar: skáldævisaga
1998 Thor Vilhjálmsson Morgunþula í stráum
1999 Andri Snær Magnason The Story of the Blue Planet Sagan af bláa hnettinum
2000 Gyrðir Elíasson Gula húsið
2001 Hallgrímur Helgason The Author of Iceland Höfundur Íslands
2002 Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir Hvar sem ég verð
2003 Ólafur Gunnarsson Öxin og jörðin
2004 Auður Jónsdóttir The People in the Basement Fólkið í kjallaranum
2005 Jón Kalman Stefánsson Summer Light and Then Comes the Night Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin
2006 Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson Aldingarðurinn
2007 Sigurður Pálsson Minnisbók
2008 Einar Kárason Ofsi
2009 Guðmundur Óskarsson Bankster
2010 Gerdur Kristný Bloodhoof Blódhófnir
2011 Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir Allt með kossi vekur
  • Primary source: Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin (In Icelandic)

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