Independent People -

Halldór Laxness

Vintage

2022

576 páginas

19h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780099527121

First published in 1946, this is a humane, epic novel set in rural Iceland. Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of land. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family, will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. As she grows up, keen to make her own way in the world, Bjartus's obstinacy threatens to estrange them forever.

Written by the Nobel prize-winner dubbed the 'Tolstoy of the North', this is a magnificent portrait of the eerie Icelandic landscape and one man's dogged struggle for independence.

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5 (Perfeito)

Que saga foi ler esse livro! Ainda mais nessa versão em inglês, com escrita difícil e vocabulário robusto, no começo pensei seriamente em desistir. Mas valeu a pena insistir, porque o livro é simplesmente lindo! Me emocionei em diversas partes e fui surpreendido de forma muito boa! Incrível!