Ebook {Epub PDF} Independent People by Halldór Laxness

This magnificent novel - which secured for its author the Nobel Prize in Literature - is now available to contemporary American audiences. Although it is set in the early 20th century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to . - Halldór Laxness, The Atom Station, No less than the best book I have read so far in my life. Independent People (original title: Sjálfstætt Fólk) is the tragedy of a man who is proud enough to sacrifice everything. It tells the story of Bjartur of Summerhouses, his family (especially his daughter, Ásta Sóllilja) and the ‘world war’ they wage against the harsh Icelandic landscape in which they live and the . Independent People is a glorious novel, clever and entertaining but also deeply felt and moving. It was published in two parts in and ; in Halldór Laxness won the Nobel Prize for Literature, "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland". July External links: buy from bltadwin.ru or bltadwin.ru

A beautifully jacketed hardcover edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's beloved epic novel about a stubbornly independent Icelandic sheep farmer and his spirited daughter. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. If Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary. Halldor Laxness ( - 98) was born near Reykjavik, Iceland. His first novel was published when he was seventeen. The undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction and one of the outstanding novelists of the twentieth-century, he wrote more than sixty books. Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in Hello Internet. My name is Janelle, and I make bookish videos. Subscribe if you wish.:) If you'd like to support my endeavors, I have a patreon. https://www.

Independent People is a glorious novel, clever and entertaining but also deeply felt and moving. It was published in two parts in and ; in Halldór Laxness won the Nobel Prize for Literature, "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland". July External links: buy from bltadwin.ru or bltadwin.ru Independent People is the story of Iceland 's shift from an agrarian culture to a modern world of fashion and motor cars, told through the life of one family. The driving force of the book is Bjartur, who having earned enough money to buy a plot of land through 18 years as a hired farmhand, values his independence above all else. From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author, a magnificent, epic novel--"funny, clever, sardonic and brilliant" (Annie Proulx)--at last available to contemporary American readers. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and. such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter.