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Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir
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About

Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir (b. 1974) is an Icelandic novelist and journalist who works as a news anchor at RÚV, Iceland's national public broadcaster. Her debut novel Eyland (Island, 2016) was the best-selling book in Iceland that year, and her subsequent novels have been translated into ten languages. Her third novel The Fires (Eldarnir, 2020) was adapted into a feature film in 2025, directed by Ugla Hauksdóttir and starring Pilou Asbæk.

10+
language novels are translated into
5
novels published

What's new

  • 2025-09

    The film adaptation of Ilden (Eldarnir) had its cinema premiere on September 11, 2025, directed by Ugla Hauksdóttir and starring Pilou Asbæk in the role of Danish photographer Thomas.

  • 2024-04

    The novel Ilden was published in Danish by Lindhardt and Ringhof on April 19, 2024 and received positive reviews in, among others, Kristeligt Dagblad and Politiken.

  • 2024-04

    Kristeligt Dagblad gave Ilden 83 out of 100 points and described the reading experience as a "pure wow-experience".

Tracks

Eyland (Ø)Debut novel 2016, best-selling book in Iceland that year, nominated for the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize
Eldarnir (Ilden)Novel 2020, bestseller and viral hit in Iceland, adapted into a film in 2025 with Pilou Asbæk
Hamingja þessa heims (Verdens lykke)Novel 2022, Icelandic bestseller
Hið heilaga orð (Det hellige ord)Novel 2018

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