Svava Jakobsdottir (45 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. This spirited and at times sinister novel ensnares the reader in a tangled encounter between modern-day Scandinavia and the ancient world of myth. In the 1980s, a hardworking Icelandic businesswoman and her teenage daughter Dis, who has been arrested for apparently committing a strange and senseless robbery, are unwittingly drawn into a ritual-bound world of goddesses, sacrificial priests, golden thrones, clashing crags and kings-in-waiting. It is said that Gunnloth was seduced by Odin so he could win the 'mead' of poetry from her, but is that really true, and why was Dis summoned to their world? The boundaries dissolve and the parallels between Gunnloth's circle and the strange company into which Dis's mother is drawn as she fights to clear Dis's name grow ever closer. The earth-cherishing goddess seems set on a collision course with strategic thinker Odin who has discovered that iron can be extracted from the marshes where she resides, and environmental disaster also looms in the modern context, brought into sharp focus by a shocking world event.At the same time the novel is a moving, under-the-skin portrait of a mother in crisis, cast into a maelstrom of conflicting emotions by seeing her daughter under arrest and in prison. Dis's father has refused to get involved, claiming he is too busy. Her mother is left to tussle with lawyers and fight to clear Dis's name. She goes to Copenhagen in order to be near the prison where Dis is on remand. The couple's business ambitions for a government contract will be in shreds if the prosecution accuses Dis of involvement with a terrorist group, but on the other hand, how can any mother willingly pursue the option of agreeing that her own daughter is mentally ill? Particularly when she has followed Dis into the depths of legend in her quest for the truth.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Gunnloth's Tale. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. used copy with slightly bent spine, 3-books-in-1.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 200 pages. 5.50x2.00x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Översättning Inge Knutsson. Norstedts, 1990. Förlagsband i mycket gott skick. Skyddsomslaget med några lättare och ytliga repor på framsidan, i övrigt mycket gott skick. 231, [1] s.

Condition: New. 2011. Paperback. "Originally published in Icelandic by Forlagi under the title of Gunnlaar saga (Reykjavik, 1987)"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Watts, Oliver. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 232 pages. 7.80x5.04x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Stockholm; Norstedts, 1990. Originalets titel: Gunnladtar saga (1987). 21,5x14 cm. Förlagets pappband med trycky skyddsomslag. Fint ex. Första svenska utgåvan.

broché. Condition: bel état. in-8 317 pages. Ajustement des frais d'envoi en fonction du poids.

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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Originally published in Icelandic by Forlagi under the title of Gunnlaar saga (Reykjavik, 1987) --T.p. verso.KlappentextrnrnThis spirited and at times sinister novel ensnares the reader in a tangled encounter between modern-day Scandinavia .

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Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon état. In-12 broché. Très bon état d'occasion. in-12°.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. English-language paperback, 219 pages, NOT ex-library. Very good interior, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Cover shows gentle handling wear, light creases. -- Since her first publication in 1965, Svava has become one of Iceland's leading contemporary writers. In her stories plays and novels she has, with wit, humor and discerning eye, analysed and commented on the emerge of a modern, materialist Icelandic society which has grown so rapidly in the later half of the twentieth century. She is especially renowned for employing an imaginative prose style, blending detailed descriptions of people's deepest thoughts, emotions and actions with an occasionally startling and exhilarating magical realism. With her inventive and stimulating discourse she critically and incisively explores the obsessions of this newly-independent, constantly expanding nation: consumerism, status symbols, political and social conformity, the role of women in an age of economic and individual freedom, and, not least, the meaning of language and identity, whether of an Icelander in Iceland, or of an immigrant in a new country. Svava Jakobsdottir's prose fiction is one of modern Iceland's greatest literary achievements.…