"The Fish Can Sing "is one of Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness's
most beloved novels, a poignant coming-of-age tale marked with his
peculiar blend of light irony and dark humor.
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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