About this title: 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 professor named Arnas Arnaeus--the actual protagonist of this novel--who is passionately committed to Icelandic independence and to the preservation of the manuscripts of its medieval sagas. Icelandic Nobelist Halldór Laxness wrote this two-part ...
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Description: VG+ Used, Like New in VG+ jacket. SOFT COVER, VG+/VG+, Vintage, 2003, 1.02 in. H x 7.87 in. L x 5.12 in. W, 11.8 oz. This copy has very minimal signs of use, is a former library copy with the usual markings, appears almost uncirculated, is MYLAR jacketed, is in Excellent Condition Overall. Note: expect tanning of any paperback more than a few years old, regardless of condition. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN-13:9781400034253ISBN:1400034256
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781400034253. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400034253ISBN:1400034256
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books USA, NY
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400034253ISBN:1400034256
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Brand New. Fast Arrival. Collectors item. Carefuly packed in bubble wrap. My last copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Audience: General/trade. Brand New. Fast Arrival. Collectors item. Carefuly packed in bubble wrap. My last copy. read more
Description: New. At once an updating of the traditional Icelandic saga and a caustic social satire, Laxness's novel opens at the end of the 17th century with Iceland an oppressed Danish colony, suffering under extreme poverty, famine, and plague. A farmer and accus. read more
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