About this title: 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.
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Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. Harvill Press, 2001. Fine Book. Overall, a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Description: Near Fine; The Harvill Press; 2000; Softcover; Slight wear to upper front cover point. 1860466877. Novel by Icelandic Nobel prize-winner. Translated into English by Magnus Magnusson.; 8vo; 246 pp. read more
Description: Good. 2008-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780307386052ISBN:0307386058
Description: Good. I am a soft cover book that you will find internally to be free of any form of marking, soiling or previously dog eared pages with all of my pages remaining crisp and bright with a binding which remains snug and spine that is undamaged. Exteriorly you will find that my soft covers are slightly tired showing a moderate reduction to their original new glossy luster and my free edges showing moderate to light edge wear, but no creasing. I make for a very clean reading copy. The choice of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781860466878ISBN:1860466877
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781860466878ISBN:1860466877
Description: Good. Ex library. The first blanc page is slightly damage. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell, New York
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. Translated by Magnus Magnusson. Blue boards with black lettering on spine. Some of the black lettering has worn off on the spine. Shelf wear and rubbing. Also, some soiling and sunning to boards. Dampstain on rear board and rear pastedown. Soiling at top edge. Previous owenr's name on ffep. 287 pages. 5 1/2 by 8 1/4 inches in size. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell, NY
Date Published: 1967
Description: Good in Good jacket. Ex-Library Ex-library hardcover with rubbed dustjacket, edgewear to jacket spine, pocket removed front endpaper, usual library markings, first american edition, FC502843. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Date Published: 1967
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Dust jacket is clipped, and has very slight wear/rubbing at the edges and corners, otherwise fine. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell, NY
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good hardcover with very good price clipped dustjacket, first american edition, nice copy of a hard to fiind Icelandic novel, no tears, no markings, FC502844. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Methuen, London
Date Published: 1966
Description: 1st English Translation; Hardback; 8" x 5"; Very good/ Dj Good; 287pp Translated by Magnus Magnusson are slightly age browned; Green covers with gilt title on spine; No inscriptions; Creased Dust jacket by Faith Jacques has price intact. " The story of Alfgrim an abandoned child nr Reykjavik and the tale of his boyhood and youth at Brekkukot in the early years of the century, in the home of his adoptive grandmother and grandmother. " read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Methuen, London
Date Published: 1966
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Translated from the Icelandic by Magnus Magnusson. First British edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, pages a bit age toned, else near fine in a near fine, price clipped dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Harvill Press
Date Published: 28/09/2001
ISBN-13:9781860469343ISBN:1860469345
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Text in English, Icelandic. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. Great condition; great insightful reading; ex-library copy; in mylar cover. ** read more
Description: Good. Used copy-Because of our high volume, we can not accurately describe each book, so we list the MINIMUM condition you can expect; most are better than the condition listed. read more
"This is a delightful coming of age novel set in Iceland at the point where its traditional way of life was starting to be threatened by the modern culture of mainland Europe. Alfgrimur has a simple ambition, to live in his village forever, fishing for lumpfish, but it doesn't look as though it will be that easy. Every so often the 'world famous Icelandic singer' Gardar Holm comes home to the island and the novel is punctuated by these visits and their effects on Alfgrimur and his friends and family. The book is moving and extremely funny in its portrayal of a culture tied to the land as it struggles with the forces of modernisation."
"I sort of wondered where all the little semi-connected stories were going, but it didn't bother me so much as I was entranced by it all. Ties up at the end brilliantly. This won't be my last Laxness."
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