World Light
by Laxness, Halldor
Halladór Laxness was born near Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1902. His first novel was published when he wsa seventeen. The undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction, and one of the outstanding novelists of the century, he has written more than sixty books, including novels, short stories, essays, poems, plays, and memoirs. In 1955 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in 1998.
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World Light
by Laxness, Halldor; translated by Magnus Magnusson
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Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First edition in English of this Icelandic author's satiric look at his homeland, inspired by the life of alienated poet Magnus Hjaltason Magnusson, the last of his "epic" novels, not well-received in Iceland because of its "harshly ironic portrayal of a backward Iceland during the rise of capitalism"; Laxness won the Nobel Prize for… Read more about this item Item Price
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Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First Edition. Octavo. 521(2) pages. Translated into English by Magnus Magnusson. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. The narrative of World Light is based on the life story of an Icelandic folk poet who died after a great poverty and hardship. A very good translation of Magnus Magnusson. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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World Light (Heimsljos)
by Halldor Laxness
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World Light
by Halldor Laxness
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World Light
by Halldór Laxness (Author); Sven Birkerts (Introduction by); Magnus Magnusson (Translated from the Icelandic by)
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New York: Vintage International/Published by Vintage Books/A Division of Random House, Inc., 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Ingsu Liu (Cover Design); Louise Matthiasdottir (Cover Painting);. 605 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text.
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