Svava Jakobsdóttir

Svava Jakobsdóttir

Svava Jakobsdóttir (1930 – 2004) was one of Iceland's leading short story writers. She was also a playwright, and her work tended toward realism. She won the Henrik Steffens Prize in 1997.

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