WRITER

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

1963 - Today

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Vilborg Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (born in 1963) is an Icelandic writer of both crime novels and children's fiction. She has been writing since 1998. Her début crime novel was translated into English by Bernard Scudder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yrsa Sigurðardóttir has received more than 239,780 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is the 2,954th most popular writer (up from 3,486th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 39th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Icelander Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Aska
2007
Auðnin
2008
Þriðja táknið
2006
Last Rituals
Fiction, Mystery, Blood accusation
The spellbinding debut and international sensation being published in thirty countries featuring Thora Gudmundsdottir, a smart, sexy lawyer and investigator whose hunt for a modern murderer points to a very odd—and evil—chapter in Iceland's pastAfter the body of a young German student—with his eyes cut out and strange symbols carved into his chest—is discovered at a university in Reykjavik, the police waste no time in making an arrest. The victim's family isn't convinced they have the right man, however, so they ask Thora Gudmundsdottir, attorney and single mother of two, to investigate. The fee is considerable—more than enough to make things a bit easier for the struggling lawyer and her children.It's not long before Thora and Matthew Reich, her new associate, discover something unusual about the deceased student
2007
Ashes to dust
Women lawyers, Thóra Gudmundsdóttir (Fictitious character), Fiction
2010
My soul to take
Women lawyers, Fiction, Thóra Gudmundsdóttir (Fictitious character)
A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently renovated farmhouse, which turns out to be notorious for being haunted. Attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir is called upon by the owner of the resort - the prime suspect in the case - to represent him. Her investigations uncover some very disturbing occurrences at the farm decades earlier - things that have never before seen the light of day. MY SOUL TO TAKE is a chilling, dark and witty crime novel, and a welcome return for Thora, the heroine of the highly-acclaimed LAST RITUALS. Read preview >
2009

Page views of Yrsa Sigurðardóttirs by language

Over the past year Yrsa Sigurðardóttir has had the most page views in the with 24,402 views, followed by German (22,156), and French (13,119). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bulgarian (969.00%), Galician (83.87%), and Afrikaans (74.35%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ranks 2,954 out of 7,302. Before her are Gerard Reve, Alfred Andersch, Isabella di Morra, Hervé Bazin, Paul Gallico, and Tudor Arghezi. After her are Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Anne Carson, Jean Echenoz, José Martínez Ruiz, and Morris West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ranks 129. Before her are Stanislav Cherchesov, Demián Bichir, Andrew Ridgeley, James Denton, Ulrich Thomsen, and Maria Ressa. After her are William Baldwin, Paul Belmondo, Anthony Albanese, Vanessa Williams, Donna Tartt, and Doris Leuthard.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ranks 30 out of 190. Before her are Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Thorvald Eiriksson (972), and Matthías Jochumsson (1835). After her are Erró (1932), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Geir Haarde (1951), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975), and Guðbrandur Þorláksson (1542).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ranks 13. Before her are Jón Arason (1484), Sæmundr fróði (1056), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Guðbergur Bergsson (1932), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), and Matthías Jochumsson (1835). After her are Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Einar Benediktsson (1864), Jón Kalman Stefánsson (1963), Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (1958), and Einar Már Guðmundsson (1954).

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