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Book Synopsis Salka Valka by : Halldór Laxness
Download or read book Salka Valka written by Halldór Laxness and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Book Synopsis Halldór Laxness by : Peter Hallberg
Download or read book Halldór Laxness written by Peter Hallberg and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1971 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of Iceland's Nobel prize-winning novelist and his works.
Book Synopsis A History of Icelandic Literature by : Daisy L. Neijmann
Download or read book A History of Icelandic Literature written by Daisy L. Neijmann and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As complete a history as possible of the literature of Iceland.
Book Synopsis Zwischen Aufklärung und Moderne by : Thomas K. Kuhn
Download or read book Zwischen Aufklärung und Moderne written by Thomas K. Kuhn and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2017 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die christlichen Erweckungsbewegungen des 19. JAhrhunderts stellen ein vielgestaltiges und international agierendes historisches Phanomen der neueren Religionsgeschichte dar. IN den letzten Jahrzehnten fanden sie zwar in der internationalen, nicht aber in der deutschsprachigen Historiographie die ihnen gebuhrende wissenschaftliche Beachtung. DIe sechzehn internationalen Beitrage des vorliegenden Bandes widmen sich diesen unterschiedlichen religiosen Formationen multiperspektivisch und bieten nicht nur neue Ergebnisse, sondern markieren zudem zentrale Perspektiven und Probleme ihrer Erforschung.
Book Synopsis Northern Lights by : B. J. Epstein
Download or read book Northern Lights written by B. J. Epstein and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2009 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of essays based on papers given at the Nordic Translation Conference, which took place in London in March 2008. The purpose of the collection is twofold. First, it serves to place the Nordic languages firmly into the field of translation studies, where hitherto little research has focused on the Nordic region; the essays include many Nordic-specific studies and ideas. Second, the book presents research and conclusions which are relevant to translation studies in all languages and cultures. Therefore this volume, which covers a wide range of Nordic languages and both literary and non-literary topics, is unambiguously pertinent to the Nordic countries while also being universally valuable.
Book Synopsis True North by : B.J. Epstein
Download or read book True North written by B.J. Epstein and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True North: Literary Translation in the Nordic Countries is the first book to focus solely on literary translation from, to, and between the Nordic tongues. The book is divided into three main sections. These are novels, children’s literature, and other genres – encompassing drama, crime fiction, sagas, cookbooks, and music – although, naturally, there are connections and overlapping themes between the sections. Halldór Laxness, Virginia Woolf, Selma Lagerlöf, Astrid Lindgren, Mark Twain, Henrik Ibsen, Henning Mankell, Janis Joplin, and Jamie Oliver are just some of the authors analysed. Topics examined include particular translatorial challenges; translating for specific audiences or influencing audiences through translation; re-translation; the functions of translated texts; the ways in which translation can change a genre; the creation of identity through translation; and more. As is clear from this list, many of the theories proposed and findings discussed here are also relevant to the wider field of translation studies, as well as to literary studies more generally. It is time for the world’s growing Nordicmania to influence the field of translation studies, and for translation to take its place as a relevant and essential issue in our understanding of the Northern countries. The varied chapters in this book will contribute to these stimulating and critical conversations.
Book Synopsis Islandica by :
Download or read book Islandica written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Islander by : Halldor Gudmundsson
Download or read book The Islander written by Halldor Gudmundsson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2023-09-28 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An enthralling, heartening study of a man of unflagging interest in life" Independent "A thoroughly researched biography" New York Review of Books "Provides readers of English with a perfect introduction to the life and works of an outstanding writer, one whom everyone should read" Irish Times "I am thoroughly convinced by Gudmundsson's portrayal of Laxness" J. M COETZEE A strong and memorable portrayal of a man who fought heroically to write for the world, but in one of its rarest languages. Halldór Laxness won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955. During his life, which spanned nearly the entire century, he not only wrote sixty books, but also became an active participant in Europe's idealistic debates and struggles. In the 1930s, Laxness became attracted to Soviet communism. He travelled widely in the Soviet Bloc and, despite witnessing some atrocities, remained a defender of communism until the 1960s. But his political leanings never dominated his work. Laxness continually sought to divulge the world of beauty that lurks beneath the everyday, ensuring his artistry remained a sanctuary of humanism and reflection. In this biography, Guðmundsson has been granted access to unique material by Laxness' family. As a result, the interrelationships between Laxness' personal life, his politics and his career are meticulously examined. What emerges is a grand description of a fascinating personality in which the manifold conflicts of the 20th century are mirrored. "Laxness is a writer of the first degree, a writer I dreamed of coming close to" BORIS PASTERNAK, 1960 "When in a bad mood I have picked one of your books. And there the pure and deep sound has welcomed me, strong and charming from the first page" KAREN BLIXEN in an open letter to Laxness in 1952 Translated from Icelandic by Philip Roughton
Book Synopsis Iceland by : Marcel Krueger
Download or read book Iceland written by Marcel Krueger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to Iceland's rich literary heritage - from Norse witches to contemporary crime fiction. Iceland is an island of multiple identities in constant flux, just like its unruly, volcanic ground. Shaped as much by storytelling as it is by tectonic activity, Iceland's literary heritage is one of Europe's richest – and most ancient. Iceland: A Literary Guide for Travellers takes the literary-minded traveller (either in person or in an armchair) on a vivid and illuminating journey. It follows Iceland's many stories that have been passed down through the generations: told and retold by sheep farmers, psalm-writers, travelling reverends, independence fighters, scholars and hedonists. From the captivating Norse myths, which continue to inspire contemporary authors such as A. S. Byatt, to gripping Scandinavian crime fiction and Game of Thrones, via Jules Verne and J. R. R. Tolkien, W. H. Auden and Seamus Heaney, Iceland's influence has spread far beyond its frozen shores. Peopled by Norse maidens and witches, elves and outlaws, and taking the reader and traveller from Reykjavik and the Bay of Smokes to the remote Westfjords and desolate highlands, this is an enthralling portrait of the Land of Ice and Fire.
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the World Novel, 1900 to the Present by : Michael David Sollars
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the World Novel, 1900 to the Present written by Michael David Sollars and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 2417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the print edition:"...a useful and engaging reference to the vast world of the novel in world literature."
Book Synopsis Bibliography of Modern Icelandic Literature in Translation by :
Download or read book Bibliography of Modern Icelandic Literature in Translation written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Nordic Languages by : Oskar Bandle
Download or read book The Nordic Languages written by Oskar Bandle and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The handbook is not tied to a particular methodology but keeps in principle to a pronounced methodological pluralism, encompassing all aspects of actual methodology. Moreover it combines diachronic with synchronic-systematic aspects, longitudinal sections with cross-sections (periods such as Old Norse, transition from Old Norse to Early Modern Nordic, Early Modern Nordic 1550-1800 and so on). The description of Nordic language history is built upon a comprehensive collection of linguistic data; it consists of more than 200 articles written by a multitude of authors from Scandinavian and German and English speaking countries. The organization of the book combines a central part on the detailed chronological developments and some chapters of a more general character: chapters on theory and methodology in the beginning and on overlapping spatio-temporal topics in the end.
Book Synopsis Scandinavian-Canadian Studies by : Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada. Meeting
Download or read book Scandinavian-Canadian Studies written by Association for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies in Canada. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Scandinavica by : Elias Bredsdorff
Download or read book Scandinavica written by Elias Bredsdorff and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Singing-men at Cashel by : Austin Clarke
Download or read book The Singing-men at Cashel written by Austin Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Twayne's World Authors Series by :
Download or read book Twayne's World Authors Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel by : Michael Sollars
Download or read book The Facts on File Companion to the World Novel written by Michael Sollars and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 957 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Facts On File Companion to the World Novel : 1900 to the Present is a new two-volume reference guide featuring more than 600 entries on the world’s greatest modern novels and novelists, including everything from acknowledg.
