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Gudmundina Haflidason
Miss Haflidason is 100 percent Icelandic. The author is a daughter of a late sea captain, Sigurdur Rósenkar Haflidason of Reykjavik, Iceland. The author arrives from a long line of Icelandic writer...view moreMiss Haflidason is 100 percent Icelandic. The author is a daughter of a late sea captain, Sigurdur Rósenkar Haflidason of Reykjavik, Iceland. The author arrives from a long line of Icelandic writers in her family and began composing poetry on her native language when still a child.
Iceland has more writers, more bookstores, and publish more books than any country in the world—per capita.
Icelandic writer Haldor Laxness is a Nobel Prize winner for his novel Independent People.
During Miss Haflidason’s visit in Iceland, her cousin, Όlöflavia Arnadóttir, a renowned poet, and she payed Haldor Laxness a short stay at his small modest home by the sea. He was not at home. The door was unlocked. They went in. Icelanders never lock their doors.view less
Books by Gudmundina Haflidason
The Mystery of the Sinking Icelandic Fishing Vessel, Aust (Love) Amid the Rubble of World War Ii Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBetween Us and the Deaf Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5