Storm Birds
$39.33
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2020
Summary
In February 1959, several Icelandic trawlers were caught in a storm off Newfoundland’s Grand Banks. What happened there is the inspiration for this novel. Not since THE PERFECT STORM has there been a book which captures the sheer drama and terror of a crisis at sea. Karason is an exceptional storyteller, an Icelandic Erskine Caldwell or William Faulkner.
The side trawler Mafurinn is hit by a major storm just as they prepare to turn for home. Thirty-two men aboard, and a hold full…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857059420 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857059424 |
| Author: | Einar Karason, Quentin Bates |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 88g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 126mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
This slim book vividly captures the the drama and terror of a crisis at sea.– Choice Magazine
A pulse-quickening piece of fiction … trawlers combine epic drama with the baroque intensity of men crammed together … a terrifying depiction of peril at sea - Financial Times
I love this book - a masterpiece from hellAbout The Author
Einar Karason
Einar Karason (born November 24, 1955 in Reykjavik, Iceland) started his career writing poetry for literary magazines, and published his first novel in 1981. He is best known for his novel ar sem djoflaeyjan ris, which was translated into English as Devil’s Island (2000) and made into a film.
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