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1	Independent People more books like this by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist A novel by an Icelandic Nobel Prizewinner, about a sheep farmer who wants only to be an independent man. When his daughter expresses her own needs for independence, the battle of wills that results is both harsh and poignant. Brad Leithauser writes in his introduction: "I finished its last chapters one late afternoon in Rome, seated in an all-but ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.92! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Fish Can Sing more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Magnus Magnusson (Translator) add to wishlist This 1955 novel by Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness takes place in a rural village in Iceland, where a young boy is abandoned by his parents and grows up to become fanatically devoted to an internationally famous singer. see all copies from $2.79! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Paradise Reclaimed more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Magnus Magnusson (Translator), Jane Smiley (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.47! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Iceland's Bell more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Halldor, Philip Roughton (Translator) add to wishlist Drawing on the days when Iceland was under the control of Denmark, this novel--set in the late 1700s--is about Jon Hreggvidson, an Icelandic farmer who is imprisoned for insulting the Danish king, and for a murder he did not commit. As he attempts to clear his name, he encounters a woman named Snaefridur Eydalin, who defends him, and an idealistic ... see all copies from $3.25! new only from $7.20!
5	World Light more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Halldor Laxness add to wishlist Iceland's Nobel Prizewinning writer, who died in 1998, published this novel in four parts in the late 1930s. It is the story of an Icelandic poet named Olaf Karason, whose cruel childhood is the beginning of a life that culminates in his renunciation of the world. see all copies from $8.00! new only from $9.34! \| first editions
6	Atom Station more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness add to wishlist "Laxness describes the popular reaction to an attempt by the U.S. to buy land for a nuclear base near Reykjavik. He contrasts corruption and decadence in the capital with the simple life of peasants in the north . . . Rich, lyrical prose, all expertly interpreted in the translation. Among the many vivid characters, the narrator stands out: her wit ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.26! \| first editions
7	Salka Valka more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $26.98! new only from $62.49!
8	Das Wiedergefundene Paradies by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $21.53!
9	Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium, Reykjavik, 16-20 August 1999 more books like this by Halldor Armannsson (Editor) add to wishlist Topics covered in this symposium included geochemical record of terrestrial environmental change and global geochemical cycles; chemical weathering and climate, river catchment studies; organic geochemistry; mineralogy, microbes and more. see all copies from $176.00! new only from $224.24!
10	Sendependaj Homoj (Romantraduko En Esperanto) more books like this by Halldor Laxness, Baldur Ragnarsson (Translator) add to wishlist Independent People is an epic novel by Halldor Laxness, published 1934-35. Its subject is the struggle of poor Icelandic farmers in the early 1900s, only freed from debt bondage in the last generation, and surviving on an isolated croft in inhospitable countryside. --- The novel is an indictment of materialism, the human relationship costs of the ... see all copies from $23.01! new only from $23.01! \| SVS
11	Life Sciences in Transition: A Special Issue of Jmb more books like this by Halldor Stefansson (Editor) add to wishlist These essays grew out of an effort at the EMBL to promote a new form of science communication on the social, ethical, and political issues that surround rapid change in the life sciences. Published in the "Journal of Molecular Biology", these eighteen essays address the main topics of the future of the biosciences, biosciences and basic values, ... see all copies from $31.45! new only from $31.45!
12	El Concierto De Los Peces (Literatura Y Memoria) by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $46.54!
13	N Tryggvadottir Serenity and Power by Halldor Laxnass add to wishlist see all copies from $27.46!
14	Sein Eigener Herr: Roman by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $46.11!
15	Halldór Laxness: Eine Biographie by Halldór Gudmundsson add to wishlist see all copies from $62.10! new only from $115.76!
16	Anne Katrine Dolven and Odd Nerdrum by Halldor Bjorn Runolfsson And Claus Hagedorn-Olsen add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00!
17	Sein Eigener Herr by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $20.86! new only from $38.69!
18	The H[lar Cato more books like this by Halldor Hermannsson add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00! first editions
19	Islandica V3: An Annual Relating to Iceland and the Fiske Icelandic Collection of Cornell University Library by Halldor Hermannsson, George William Harris (Editor) add to wishlist V3 Contains Bibliography Of The Sagas Of The Kings Of Norway And Related Sagas And Tales By Halldor Hermannsson. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly ... see all copies from $22.35! new only from $22.35! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection more books like this by Halldor Hermannsson (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! new only from $80.00! \| first editions
21	Islandica V1-2: An Annual Relating to Iceland and the Fiske Icelandic Collection in Cornell University Library (1908) by Halldor Hermannsson, George William Harris (Editor) add to wishlist Two Volumes In One. Volume One Contains Bibliography Of The Icelandic Sagas And Minor Tales. see all copies from $19.16! new only from $19.16! \| SVS
22 view cover	Islandica V8-10: An Annual Relating to Iceland and the Fiske Icelandic Collection in Cornell University Library (1917) more books like this by Halldor Hermannsson (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $20.50! new only from $20.50!
23	Das Fischkonzert by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $18.16! new only from $35.82!
24	Atomstation by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $32.76!
25	The age of rococo more books like this by Arno Schonberger, Halldor Soehner add to wishlist see all copies from $23.50! first editions

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