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portada The Fish can Sing (Vintage International)
Type
Physical Book
Introduction by
Publisher
Year
2008
Language
English
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.3 x 13.0 x 1.5 cm
Weight
0.20 kg.
ISBN
0307386058
ISBN13
9780307386052

The Fish can Sing (Vintage International)

Jane Smiley (Introduction by) · Vintage · Paperback

The Fish can Sing (Vintage International) - Laxness, Halldor ; Smiley, Jane

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Synopsis "The Fish can Sing (Vintage International)"

One of the most beloved novels from the Nobel Prize winner--a beacon in twentieth-century literature (Alice Munro, Nobel Prize-winning author of Dear Life). A poignant coming-of-age tale marked with the peculiar Icelandic blend of light irony and dark humor. - With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres. The orphan Alfgrimur has spent an idyllic childhood sheltered in the simple turf cottage of a generous and eccentric elderly couple. Alfgrimur dreams only of becoming a fisherman like his adoptive grandfather, until he meets Iceland's biggest celebrity. The opera singer Gardar Holm's international fame is a source of tremendous pride to tiny, insecure Iceland, though no one there has ever heard him sing. A mysterious man who mostly avoids his homeland and repeatedly fails to perform for his adoring countrymen, Gardar takes a particular interest in Alfgrimur's budding musical talent and urges him to seek out the world beyond the one he knows and loves. But as Alfgrimur discovers that Gardar is not what he seems, he begins to confront the challenge of finding his own path without turning his back on where he came from.

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