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1	Under the glacier. more books like this by Halldór Laxness add to wishlist Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness’s Under the Glacier is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a wryly provocative novel at once earthy and otherworldly. At its outset, the Bishop of Iceland dispatches a young emissary to investigate certain charges against the pastor at Sn?fells Glacier, who, among other things, appears to have given up burying ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| SVS
2	Colloquial Icelandic: The Complete Course for Beginners more books like this by Daisy Neijmann add to wishlist This series of lessons in written and spoken Icelandic should prove a helpful introduction to the language. Written by an experienced language teacher, "Colloquial Icelandic" aims to give the reader the confidence to communicate in a wide range of everyday situations. No previous knowledge of the language is required. Features include: ... see all copies from $21.90! new only from $21.96!
3	Icelandic Food & Cookery more books like this by Nanna Rognvaldardottir, Nanna add to wishlist The author includes favourites that have endured through the years and the best of recent dishes that still reflect Icelandic ingredients and cooking methods. Sample such delicacies as Grilled Rosemary-Flavoured Char, Braised Wild Goose with Fruit Stuffing and Bilberry Ice Cream. Home chefs will welcome the helpful chapters on Festive Food ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $19.00!
4	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
5	Louisa Matthiasdottir more books like this by Jed Perl (Contributions by), Vigdis Finnbogadottir (Contributions by), John Ashbery (Contributions by) add to wishlist A monograph on an Icelandic-American painter who reinvented Realism. Born in Iceland in 1917, Louisa Matthiasdottir studied in Copenhagen and Paris and was a prominent member of Iceland's first avant-garde. In 1932 she went to New York to study under Hans Hoffman, a mentor whose emphasis on structure and strong colour she found congenial to her ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $40.67! \| SVS
6	Bard of Iceland: Jonas Hallgrimsson, Poet & Scientist more books like this by Dick Ringler, Richard Ringler add to wishlist Bard of Iceland makes available for the first time in any language other than Icelandic an extensive selection of works by Jonas Hallgrimsson (1807-1845), the most important poet of modern Iceland. Jonas was also Iceland's first professionally trained geologist and an active contributor in a number of other scientific fields: geography, botany, ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $34.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A History of Icelandic Literature more books like this by Daisy Neijmann (Editor) add to wishlist "A History of Icelandic Literature" provides a complete overview of the literature of Iceland, from the country's settlement in the ninth century until the present day, including chapters on lesser-known areas such as drama, children's literature, women's literature, and North American Icelandic literature. It is the first work to give non ... see all copies from $39.94! new only from $62.95!
8	Project: Iceland: Music/Art/Fashion more books like this by Charlie Strand (Editor) add to wishlist Three years in the making, "Project: Iceland" is the first book to document the country's exhilarating creative community. A mosaic of Iceland's art, design, fashion, and music scenes, this stunningly illustrated compendium is an invitation to explore a cutting-edge global destination for tastemakers and travelers alike. Among the artists ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $28.33! \| SVS
9	Icelandic histories and romances more books like this by Ralph O'Connor add to wishlist The Icelandic sagas, composed between the twelfth and the nineteenth centuries, are one of the world's great literary treasures. After an extended and lively introduction to the genre, Ralph O'Connor provides new translations for five of the greatest of these sagas. We encounter a humble Icelandic scholar dreaming of a Viking past, a royal ... see all copies from $14.95! new only from $14.95! \| SVS
10	Icelandic-English, English-Icelandic Dictionary more books like this by Arnold T Taylor add to wishlist see all copies from $4.99! new only from $9.84! \| SVS
11	Bibliography of Modern Icelandic Literature in Translation more books like this by Kenneth H Ober add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.62! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Icelandic Short Stories more books like this by Evelyn S Firchow (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $32.00!
13 view cover	Teach Yourself Icelandic more books like this by Hildur Jonsdottir add to wishlist Learning Icelandic as easy as 1-2-3 With this book, Icelandic is attainable for any beginning student. You can use "Teach Yourself Icelandic Complete Course" at your own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. This complete course is based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts ... see all copies from $11.78! new only from $11.78! \| SVS
14 view cover	Syntax and Semantics, Volume 24 Tr Ppr more books like this by Joan Maling (Editor), Professor Stephen R Anderson (Editor), Annie Zaenen (Editor) add to wishlist This comprehensive overview of Icelandic syntax contains new analyses of word order and long-distance reflexivization, detailed studies of case-marking, and the first systematic description of the -st middles. It presents a complete picture of modern Icelandic syntax as seen in the tradition of generative grammar, striking a good balance between ... see all copies from $39.95! new only from $139.34! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Icelandic more books like this by P. J. T. Glendening add to wishlist A graded course in Icelandic, invaluable both to the absolute beginner and to the student of Icelandic literature and its culture. This course is based on a series of lessons providing a complete grounding in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary with exercises covering each stage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.56!
16	Absolution more books like this by Olaf Olafsson add to wishlist Peter Peterson is racked by nightmares of the past. Now a dying man, leading a degenerate and shadowy life in New York, estranged from his family, he confesses everything, from his boyhood to his escape from Nazi-occupied Denmark. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	The Syntax of Icelandic more books like this by Hoskuldur Thrainsson add to wishlist Icelandic is a syntactically interesting language, with aspects of its word order, clause structure, agreement patterns and case system arousing much theoretical interest and debate in recent years. This is an informative and accessible guide to the structure of Icelandic, focusing in particular on those characteristics that have contributed ... see all copies from $60.47! new only from $60.47!
18	A History of Icelandic Literature more books like this by Professor Stefan Einarsson add to wishlist see all copies from $10.98! first editions
19	The Elder Edda more books like this by W H Auden (Editor), Paul B Taylor (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $17.95! first editions
20	Fire and ice; three Icelandic plays more books like this by Einar Ingvald Haugen (Compiled by) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00!
21	Unexpected Fictions: New Icelandic Canadian Writing: New Icelandic Canadian Writing more books like this by Kristjana Gunnars (Editor), Krisjana Gunnars (Editor) add to wishlist These nine short stories are written by well-known authors such as W.D. Valgardson, Martha Brooks, David Arnason, Kristjana Gunnars and Betty Jane Wylie. The collection showcases the work of the prairie Icelandic community and is wide-ranging, contemporary, and highly entertaining. The fictions are sometimes comic and sometimes melancholy, in the ... see all copies from $4.75! first editions
22	The Postwar Poetry of Iceland more books like this by Paul Engle (Designer), Sigurdur A Magnusson (Translator), Hauling N Engle (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.95! first editions
23 view cover	Njal's Saga more books like this by Traditional add to wishlist There was a man named Mord whose surname was Fiddle; he was the son of Sigvat the Red, and he dwelt at the "Vale" in the Rangrivervales. He was a mighty chief, and a great taker up of suits, and so great a lawyer that no judgments were thought lawful unless he had a hand in them. He had an only daughter, named Unna. She was a fair, courteous, and ... see all copies from $18.48! new only from $18.48! \| SVS
24	Icelandic poems and stories more books like this by Richard Beck (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions
25	Naked Machine more books like this by Matthias, Matthias Johannessen add to wishlist see all copies from $8.20! signed copies

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	Independent People by Halldor Laxness see all from $1.99! new only from $8.92!
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