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Seven Icelandic Short Stories
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Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1955.
Tke University of Iceland, Reykjavík.
Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson.
ANONYMOUS THE STORY OF AUDUNN AND THE BEAR EARLY 13TH CENTURY IThere was a man called Audunn; he came of a family of the Western Firths, and was not well off. Audunn left Iceland from the Western Firths with the assistance of Thorsteinn, a substantial farmer, and of Thorir, a ship's captain, who had stayed with Thorsteinn during the winter. Audunn had been on the same farm, working for Thorir, and as his reward he got his passage to Norway under Thorir's care.
Audunn had set aside the greater part of his property, such as it was, for his mother, before he took ship, and it was determ. . . Read More
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A delightful snack of Icelandic culture through short stories from some of their most prominent authors. The stories selected mainly focus on hardship and life on land (farming and hunting) or on the sea (boating and fishing). Coupled with a short history of Icelandic literature and the authors them
Delicious short snacks that got me reminiscing on my two trips to Iceland (so far). Can’t wait to go back. My favorite stories were “Audunn and The Bear” and “The Fox.” Quick and fun reads, especially as winter arrives.
Beautiful, masterfully written short stories
Each story is sparsely detailed yep perfectly conveys the culture and environment of Iceland, as well as acting as a character portrait. The bitter, desperate and often hard to read, or possibly because of that fact, these stories perfectly evoke the spiri
Seven Icelandic Short Stories
These tales have a freshness that draws the reader eagerly into their heart. The shape of the narratives move beyond commonplace expectations formed by years of reading and deliver something new, and at times something tantalisingly subtle and insightful.
The introductio
A different style of short stories that offer a wonderful collection of readings.
I really enjoyed The Story of Audunn and the Bear. Icelandic sagas are wonderful and this was no exception. The other short stories are more modern (1905-1927 vs. 13th century). A Dry Spell was short and thought provoking. When I was on the Frigate was excellent, a beautiful tale. Father and Son alm
First read of some of these old stories and must say I enjoyed it. Could have been better as some of the stories were just not really understandable to me but I think this is most likely in the lost in translation category from the old to the new languages; however it has spurred me on to read more