Career
The book received special recognition by the Icelandic library union as appropriate educational material for children. lieutenant came out and was very well received in Denmark and Sweden in the same year. Tryggðarpantur (Deposit) was published in Reykjavik in November 2006 and was nominated to the Icelandic literature Prize.
lieutenant came out in Denmark the year after.
Auður Jónsdóttir"s latest novel, Vetrarsól (Wintersun), was published by Random House (Germany) as Jenseits des Meeres liegt die ganze Welt. lieutenant garnered good reviews in Der Spiegel and Hamburger Abendblatt among others and will be published by Querido (Netherlands) in 2011.
In 2009 Audur worked at the Reykjavik City Theater as an in-house writer for one year. In 2010 a play adapted from The People in the Basement was produced by Reykjavik City Theater.
The show was a success with critics and audience alike.
The season ended with full houses every night and as a result it will be revived next year. Films scripts are currently being adapted from The people in the basement and "Wintersun.