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About the size of the universe : a family history / Jón Kalman Stefánsson ; translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton.

About the size of the universe : a family history / Jón Kalman Stefánsson ; translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton.
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ISBN 9780857056009 (paperback)
Name Jón Kalman Stefánsson, 1963- author.
Uniform title Eitthvað á stærð við alheiminn. English
Title About the size of the universe : a family history / Jón Kalman Stefánsson ; translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton.
Published London : MacLehose Press, 2018.
©2018
Description 351 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes Translated from the Icelandic.
Summary A modern saga spanning the whole of the 20th century, by one of Iceland's most celebrated writers. At the beginning of this story there is death, and yet it is a celebration of life - the passion between a man and a woman, forbidden love, violence, sorrow, betrayal. Happiness and misfortune are passed down from one generation to the next. The sorrow over what was and what might have been weighs heavily on the characters and at the end of this chain, for now, stands Ari, on his way to his dying father, with a score still to be settled. The raw beauty of life is written into the dramatic Icelandic landscape, and into a society that has undergone great transformation within a century. In language both archaic and lyrical, and yet entirely contemporary and full of humour, Jon Kalman Stefansson proves himself one of the finest European writers of his generation.
Subjects Family life -- Fiction
Icelandic fiction -- Translations into English
Genre Short stories
Other Names Roughton, Philip translator.
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