Hrafnhildur Hagalín

Hrafnhildur Hagalín Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965) is an Icelandic playwright.[1]

Born in Reykjavík, she studied classical guitar at the Reykjavík College of Music and literature and theatre at the Paris-Sorbonne University. Her first play Ég er Meistarinn ("I am the Maestro") was performed at the Reykjavík City Theatre; it was awarded the Icelandic Critics' Award and the Nordic Theatre Prize.[2] In 2004, it was nominated Best Foreign Play in Italy. Her second play Hægan, Elektra ("Easy now, Electra") was performed at the National Theatre of Iceland in 2000. It was nominated for Best Icelandic Play in 2001. Hagalín lives in Reykjavík.[3][4]

She has also written a radio play which was broadcast on the Icelandic State Broadcast Service and a television play.[3]

References
  1. Neijmann, Daisy L. (2006). A History of Icelandic Literature. U of Nebraska Press. p. 582. ISBN 0803233469. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. Cole, Matthew (2011). Richard Wainwright, the Liberals and Liberal Democrats: Unfinished Business. Oxford University Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780719082535. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "Hrafnhildur Hagalín" (PDF). Columbia University.
  4. Neijmann, Daisy L (2006). A History of Icelandic Literature. p. 582. ISBN 0803233469.


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