Operation Napoleon
$34.67
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2011
Summary
A compelling international thriller sweeping from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II.
1945 – A lost German bomber crashes on the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland. Inexplicably, in the midst of World War Two, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, never to be seen again.
1999 – The US Army is secretively trying to remove an aeroplane from the Vatnajök…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099535638 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099535637 |
| Author: | Arnaldur Indridason, Victoria Cribb |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 26mm |
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An international literary phenomenon - and it’s easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical
Rather than using excessive language and unnecessary description, Indriðason chooses a minimal style, which drip-feeds the details and keeps the reader guessing… Operation Napoleon is an intriguing novel, bleak and harsh in its description of cold, military narratives – Sophie Gordon * Aesthetica *There are hints of some of Indridason’s trademark motifs-emotionally distant parents, brotherhood, the harsh Icelandic wilderness-but it’s clear that he is using Operation Napoleon to address what seems to be a deeply controversial factor in Icelandic life: the US military presence at Keflavik * Euro Crime *An international literary phenomenon - and it’s easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical – Harlan Coben
About The Author
Arnaldur Indridason
Arnaldur Indridason (Author)
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur li, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger. The Shadow District - the first book in the Reykjavik Wartime Mystery series - won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world’s most lucrative crime fiction prize.
Victoria Cribb (Translator)
Victoria Cribb has spent the last twenty-five years immersed in Iceland’s language and literature. After reading Old Icelandic at Cambridge, she took an MA in Scandinavian Studies at University College London and a BPhil in Icelandic at the University of Iceland, before working in Iceland for a number of years as a publisher, journalist and translator. Since 2002 she has lived in London, working as a freelance translator, and currently also teaches Icelandic at University College London and in Cambridge. Her translations include The Blue Fox by Sj n and three novels in collaboration with Olaf Olafsson, as well as countless other works of fiction and non-fiction, published in books, anthologies and magazines. At present she is translating the latest crime novel by Arnaldur Indridason.
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