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Salka Valka

By Halldor Laxness

Salka Valka

By Halldor Laxness

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A new translation of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness's masterpiece Late one snowy midwinter night, in a remote Icelandic fishing village, a penniless woman arrives by boat. She comes with her daughter, the young but gutsy Salka Valka. The two must forge a life in this remote place, where everyone is at the mercy of a single wealthy merchant, and where everything revolves around fish. After her mother's tragic death, Salka grows into a fiercely independent-minded adult - cutting off her hair, educating herself and becoming an advocate for the town's working class. A coming-of-age story, a feminist tale, a lament for Iceland's poor - this is the funny, tender, epic story of Salka Valka. 'Laxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot' Daily Telegraph TRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
560
Release Date:
2022-02-10
Publication Date:
2022-02-10
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1784877603
ISBN13:
9781784877606
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
447 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
193 cm
Thickness:
45 cm
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