About the Size of the Universe
$35.57
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
20 March 2019
Summary
The Weight of Generations: An Icelandic Saga
A modern saga spanning the whole of the 20th century, by one of Iceland’s most celebrated writers.
At the beginning of this story there is death, and yet it is a celebration of life - the passion between a man and a woman, forbidden love, violence, sorrow, betrayal. Happiness and misfortune are passed down from one generation to the next. The sorrow over what was and what might have been weighs heavily on the char…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857056023 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857056026 |
| Author: | Jón Kalman Stefánsson |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Stefansson’s prose rolls and surges with oceanic splendour. - Spectator.
Stefansson shares the elemental grandeur of Cormac McCarthy - Times Literary SupplementPowerful and sparkling … Prize-winning translator Philip Roughton’s feather-light touch brings out the gleaming, fairy-tale quality of the writing - Irish TimesA wonderful, exceptional writer … A timeless storyteller.About The Author
Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Jon Kalman Stefansson’s novels have been nominated three times for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature and his novel Summer Light, and then Comes the Night received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005. In 2011 he was awarded the prestigious P.O. Enquist Award. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy - Heaven and Hell, The Sorrow of Angels and The Heart of Man - and for Fish Have No Feet.
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