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Arndís Þórarinsdóttir
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir (born 1982) is an Icelandic children's author. Biography Arndís studied at the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, took a BA in literature at the University of Iceland, and an MA in creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. She took a further MA in creative writing at the University of Iceland in 2018, with a thesis entitled 'Vetur fram á vor: Skáldsaga fyrir börn' ('From Winter to Spring: A Novel for Children'). She is the head of the ancient and popular culture departments of the Bókasafn Kópavogs, Kópavogur Public Library. She had joined the board of IBBY á Íslandi by 2008, and was its president around 2011. In 2019, her novel ''Nærbuxnanjósnararnir'' was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in the children's and young people's section, and in 2020 her ''Blokkin á heimsenda'', co-written with Hulda Sigrún Bjarnadóttir, won the Barnabókaverðlaun Guðrúnar Helgadóttur. Arndís's 2022 novel ''Kollhnís'' was awarded the Icela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (MR; official name in English: Reykjavik Junior College) is a junior college in Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík. The school traces its origin to 1056, when a school was established in Skálholt, and it remains one of the oldest institutions in Iceland. The school was moved to Reykjavík in 1786, but poor housing conditions forced it to move again in 1805 to Bessastaðir near Reykjavík. In 1846 the school was moved to its current location, and a new building was erected for it in Reykjavík. This was the largest building in the country at the time and can be seen on the 500 Icelandic krona bill. It was used initially when Althing began to meet again in Reykjavík after a few years hiatus and thus it is in this building where Icelandic independence leader Jón Sigurðsson led the MPs in their famous phrase, '' Vér mótmælum allir''. The school has previously been known as ''Lærði skólinn'' (The Learned School), ''Latínuskólinn'' (The Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
