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Nína Björk Árnadóttir (1941-2000) was born in northern Iceland and grew up in Reykjavík, trained with the Reykjavík theatre company’s theatre and drama school from 1961 to 1964, continued her studies in Copenhagen in the 1970s, and has worked as an actress and translator. Her debut poetry collection “Ung ljóð” attracted attention with its minimalist and muted poems about the poor, frightened, and despised members of our society. The best known of her lyrical, modernist dramas on the same theme are “Fótatak”, 1972, which was performed by the Reykjavík theatre company; “Súkkulaði handa Silju”, 1982, which was performed at the National Theater, Reykjavík, in 1982-1983; and “Lif til einhvers”, broadcast on Icelandic TV in 1987. Her other major works are “Undarlegt er að spyrja mennina” (1968), “Börnin í garðinum” (1971), “Undir teppinu hennar ömmu” (1984), “Móðir kona meyja” (1987), “Svartur hestur í myrkrinu” (1988), “Þriðja ástin” (1995), and “Alla leið hingað” (19