Halldor Laxness
The Islander: Biography Of Halldor Laxness
$39.95 – Hardcover book / Maclehose Press
The Atom Station
$12.95 – Trade paperback / Vintage
Laxness has been hailed as Iceland's John Steinbeck, Sinclair Lewis and Upton Sinclair combined. His is a significant voice in world literature' Magnus Magnusson
When the Americans make an offer to buy land in Iceland to... Buy or find out more →
Independent People
$12.95 – Paperback book / Vintage
Bjartus is a sheep farmer hewing a living from a blighted patch of land in Iceland. After 18 years of servitude to a master he despises, all he wants is to raise his flocks unbeholden to anyone. Nothing, not inclement we... Buy or find out more →
Fish Can Sing
$12.95 – Paperback book / Vintage
A childhood in Iceland is the background to this powerful and evocative tale. Halldor Laxness's wistfully tender novel tells the tale of Alfgrim, an abandoned child, whose mother gave birth to him in the turf-and-stone c... Buy or find out more →