Hallgrimur Helgason

The Woman at 1,000 Degrees

The International Bestseller
Übersetzung:FitzGibbon, Brian

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Produktbeschreibung

A darkly comic and explosive tale of a world at war and one island girlâ s struggle to survive

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 131mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9781786074553
• ISBN-10: 1786074559
• Artikelnr.: 52402401

Autorenporträt

Hallgrímur Helgason is an Icelandic painter, novelist, translator, and columnist. His first novel was published in 1990 and he came to international fame with his third novel, 101 Reykjavik, which was translated into fourteen languages and was made into a film. A father of three, he divides his time between Reykjavík and the island of Hrísey. Find out more at hallgrimurhelgason.com. Brian FitzGibbon is a translator and author. He is the translator of 101 Reykjavik, also by Hallgrímur Helgason, and of Butterflies in November by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, which was longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize in 2014. He lives in Reykjavík.

Rezensionen

'Published in 13 languages, this novel about one feisty Icelandic woman's proximity to history's big moments is a thoroughly entertaining ride.'

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