A new translation of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness's masterpieceLate one snowy midwinter night,in a remote Icelandic fishing village,a penniless woman arrives by boat. She comes with her daughter,the young but gutsy Salka Valka. The two must forge a life in this remote place,where everyone is at the mercy of a single wealthy merchant,and where everything revolves around fish. After her mother's tragic death,Salka grows into a fiercely independent-minded adult - cutting off her hair,educating herself and becoming an advocate for the town's working class. A coming-of-age story,a feminist tale,a lament for Iceland's poor - this is the funny,tender,epic story of Salka Valka.'Laxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages,a visionary who allows us a plot'Daily TelegraphTRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784877606Number of pages: 560Weight: 441 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
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Laxness was a geniusSprinkled throughout is Icelandic folk wisdom,dark humor,fatalism and a strong sense of the absurd... A tremendous bookLaxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages,a visionary who allows us a plot
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