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About the Size of the Universe (Paperback)
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About the Size of the Universe (Paperback)
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List price R342
Loot Price R279
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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. A companion volume to Fish Have
No Feet (longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017).
Translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton
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