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Bjartur is a sheep farmer hewing a living from a blighted patch of land in Iceland. After 18 years of servitude to a master he despises, all he wants is to raise his flocks unbeholden to anyone. Nothing, not inclement weather, not his wives, not his family will come between him and his goal of... read more
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In early times, say the Icelandic chronicles, men from the Western Islands came to live in this country, and when they departed, they departed, left behind them crosses, bells, and other objects used in the practice of sorcery.
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This is book 625 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Nightwood, and followed by Auto-da-Fe.
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- Halldór Laxness (Author)
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- Brad Leithauser (Introduction)
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Original Language: Icelandic
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Publication Date: 1935
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- Dewey: 839.6934
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