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Title: Independent People
Author: LAXNESS HALLDOR
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 03/07/2008
Imprint: PENGUIN BOOKS
Price: $25.00
Publishing status: Active
A magnificent Icelandic epic by the ‘Tolstoy of the North’
The great Icelandic novel by written by a Nobel prize-winner, this is a magnificent portrait of the eerie Icelandic landscape and one man’s dogged struggle for independence.
‘In Iceland it’s the canon, but to me it’s a cult classic’ Zadie Smith
‘I defy anyone to finish Halld r Laxness’s Independent People without wetting the pages with tears’ Jonathan Franzen
‘Favourite book? Independent People… I love it’ Ann Patchett
Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of land in rural Iceland. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family, will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. As she grows up, keen to make her own way in the world, Bjartus’s obstinacy threatens to estrange them forever.
‘A masterpiece’ David Mitchell
‘It moved me immensely’ Barbara Kingsolver
‘One of the great novels’ Ian McEwan
‘Brilliant’ Annie Proulx
‘A great Icelandic novel…It’s an epic’ Max Porter
‘An amazing book… A stunning piece of work’ Cillian Murphy
‘Laxness is a magnificent writer’ Salman Rushdie
‘Laxness’ contribution to both Icelandic and world literature cannot be overstated’ Andrey Kurkov
Series: Vintage Classics
ISBN: 9780099527121
Weight: 394g
Dimension: 197mm X 129mm
Pages: 576
Edition: 01