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Sep 27, 1939 84 years old
Icelandic writer
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About Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir
- Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir (born 27 September 1939 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic author and artist.
- She has received a number of awards as an artist and author of more than 130 books, including children's books, books on nature, and the Óðsmál series. The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture and Hagthenkir, the Association of Non-fiction and Educational Writers in Iceland, funded the Óðsmál series.Guðrún received a research grant from the Icelandic Government Cultural Council in 1988.
- A model in her teens, she appeared in the Icelandic films Hrafninn flýgur (When the Raven Flies) and Myrkrahöfðinginn (Flames of Paradise).Guðrún graduated from the Commercial College of Iceland in 1962, and graduated from the Icelandic Art Academy (Myndlista-og handíðaskóli Íslands) in 1973.
- She studied pedagogy at the University of Iceland, and was a distant-education student in the science of consciousness and physics at the Maharishi University of Management.
- Guðrún studied Sanskrit for several years. A Heathen Gothi (goði) in Iceland, she grew up in Reykjavik and the Icelandic countryside, where many of her stories were written.
- Guðrún lives in Iceland, and has spent portions of her life in Scotland and Italy.
