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Heaven and Hell by Jón Kalman Stefánsson EN
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In a remote part of Iceland, a boy and his friend Barður join a boat to fish for cod. A winter storm surprises them out at sea and Barður, who has forgotten his waterproof as he was too absorbed in 'Paradise Lost', succumbs to the ferocious cold and dies. Appalled by the death and by the fishermen's callous ability to set about gutting the fatal catch, the boy leaves the village, intending to return the book to its owner. The extreme hardship and danger of the journey is of little consequence to him - he has already resolved to join his friend in death. But once in the town he immerses himself... continue
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Hotel Silence by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir EN
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A funny, wistful and utterly beguiling novel about a man whose life is falling apart, and how he learns to put it back together JÓNAS FEELS LIKE HIS LIFE IS OVER. His wife has left him, his mother is slipping deeper into dementia, and his daughter is no longer who he thought. So he comes up with a foolproof plan: to buy a one-way ticket to a chaotic, war-ravaged country and put an end to it all. But on arriving at Hotel Silence, he finds his plans - and his anonymity - begin to dissolve under the foreign sun. Now there are other things that need his attention, like the crumbling hotel itself, ... continue
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Hotel Silencio by Auður A. Ólafsdóttir ES
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La demencia de su madre no hace ms̀ que avanzar. Acaba de descubrir que su hija no es su hija biolg̤ica. Visto que sl̤o su particular habilidad para las reparaciones y las chapuzas domšticas sigue teniendo algo de sentido, Jn̤as decide agarrar su caja de herramientas y hacer un viaje sl̤o de ida a un pas̕ extraǫ y devastado por la guerra para desaparecer y darle un fin definitivo a esta triste existencia. Pero los desperfectos en el Hotel Silencio en el que se aloja comienzan a requerir sus atenciones, y tambiň lo hacen los hušpedes, y los habitantes de la ciudad, y su plan se aplaza una y otr... continue
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How Iceland Changed the World : The Big History of a Small Island by Egill Bjarnason EN
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"[A] joyously peculiar book." -- The New York Times ‘Bjarnason’s intriguing book might be about a cold place, but it’s tailor-made to be read on the beach.’ –New Statesman The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for centuries. The history of Iceland began 1,200 years ago, when a frustrated Viking captain and his useless navigator ran aground in the middle of the North Atlantic. Suddenly, the island was no longer just a layover for the Arctic tern. Instead, it became a nation whose diplomats and musicians, sailors and soldiers, volcanoes and fl... continue
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Iceland's Bell by Halldór Laxness EN
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From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner: At the close of the 17th century, Iceland is an oppressed Danish colony, suffering under extreme poverty, famine, and plague. A farmer and accused cord-thief named Jon Hreggvidsson makes a bawdy joke about the Danish king and soon after finds himself a fugitive charged with the murder of the king’s hangman. In the years that follow, the hapless but resilient rogue Hreggvidsson becomes a pawn entangled in political and personal conflicts playing out on a far grander scale. Chief among these is the star-crossed love affair between Snaefridur, known as “Icel... continue
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Illska. La maldad by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl ES
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Ómar y Agnes se conocen una madrugada en la fila del ómnibus, e inician su historia de pareja. Ómar parece ser un joven sin mucha iniciativa ni autoestima; de su historia inicialmente no sabremos mucho. Agnes, hija de lituanos que padecieron la herencia del holocausto, está haciendo su tesis sobre el nazismo y neonazismo en Europa; en una entrevista conoce a Arnór, un neonazi cultivado e inteligente, que pasa a ser el tercero en discordia.
La historia se desarrolla en torno a la vida de la pareja y sus peripecias, intercalado con flashbacks sobre la historia... continue
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Independent People by Halldor Laxness EN
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The great Icelandic novel by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Halldór Laxness 'There are good books and there are great books and there may be a book that is something still more: it is the book of your life' New York Review of Books First published in 1946, this is a humane, epic novel set in rural Iceland. Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of land. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family, will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. As sh... continue
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Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason EN
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An old man, murdered in his Reykjavik flat... Only a cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind.. DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM? Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years... The acclaimed first installation in the bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mysteries series, J... continue