Jakobsdóttir, Svava (1930–)
Jakobsdóttir, Svava (1930–)
Icelandic playwright, novelist, short-story writer and politician. Name variations: Svava Jakobsdottir. Born 1930 in Neskaupstadur, Iceland; studied in US and England.
As a Socialist, was a member of Icelandic parliament (1971–79); works include 12 konur (1965), Veizla undir grjótvegg (1967), Gefid hvort ödru (1982), and Leigjandinn (1969); was also active in the Icelandic feminist movement.
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