Grandavegur 7

by Vigdís Grímsdóttir

Icelandic

Genres: Fiction

444 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Vigdís Grímsdóttir was born in Reykjavík on August 15th 1953. She graduated from the Iceland University of Education with a Teaching Diploma in 1973, received a BA-degree in Icelandic Studies and Library and Information Science from the University of Iceland in 1978, and a degree in Education from the Iceland University of Education in 1982. She was a candidate of Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland 1984-85. Grímsdóttir worked as an elementary- and college teacher in Reykjavík and Hafnarfjörður until 1990 but has since then focused almost exclusively on writing.

Her first book, the short story collection Tíu myndir úr lífi þínu (Ten Pictures from Your Life), appeared in 1983 and since then she has published collections of poetry, another collection of short stories, and novels, including one children's book. Vigdís has received various recognitions for her work and her books have been translated into other languages. Adaptations for theatre have been made of two of her novels and been performed both in Iceland and in Sweden. In 2004 a movie by Hilmar Oddsson, based on her novel Kaldaljós (Cold Light) premiered.

Vigdís Grímsdóttir has two grown up children. She lives in Reykjavík.

Reviews

[Bolli Thor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frumleg nálgun en fór yfir strikið að mínu mati. Söguþráðurinn slitnaði of mikið í sundur. Margar áhugaverðar persónur, sumar kunnuglegar eins og skáldið. Tókst þó ágætlega að koma nánast öllum hugsanlegum áföllum og átökum innan fjölskyldna til skila. Seinni hlutinn var betri. Dugði samt ekki til að fá fjórar stjörnur.

[Svava Ólafsdóttir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Afskaplega vel rituð bók. Vigdís er ein af okkar allra bestu rithöfundum. Þykir svo vænt um skrifin hennar❤️

[Susa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kannastie 7 on ihan mielettömän monitasoinen romaani yhdestä päivästä nuoren Fridan elämässä. Näennäisesti tapahtumat ovat yksinkertaisia, vaikka eivät helppoja käsitellä: 14-vuotias Frida menettää koiransa ja saa ensimmäisen poikaystävänsä saman päivän aikana. Frida ei kuitenkaan ole ainoa Kannastie 7:n asukas, jonka elämää seurataan, eikä yksi päivä ainoa päivä, josta kerrotaan.

Grímsdóttirilla on upea tyyli tehdä kauniita, unenomaisia kertomuksia, jotka ovat arkipäivää ja satua samaan aikaan. Kaikki olisi hyvin voinut tapahtua juuri niin kuin kerrotaan, mutta ilmassa on aina elementtejä, jotka eivät ole ihan tästä todellisuudesta. Häkellyttävän kaunis romaani, vaikkakin välillä vähän ylipitkä ja samaa toisteleva.

[Jenný Zalewski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Í fyrstu var ég efins vegna þess hversu andleg bókin er, en þegar líða tók á söguna varð eins og ég færi í annan heim og spirutal áhrifin urðu hluti af heimi sögunnar, líkt og sci-fi. Sagan er ótrúlega falleg og vel skrifuð. Mjög gott flæði í lestrinum og þú rennir í gegnum hana. Mæli með henni.