Salka Valka Paperback / softback
by Halldor Laxness
Paperback / softback
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A new translation of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness's masterpieceLate one snowy midwinter night, in a remote Icelandic fishing village, a penniless woman arrives by boat.
She comes with her daughter, the young but gutsy Salka Valka.
The two must forge a life in this remote place, where everyone is at the mercy of a single wealthy merchant, and where everything revolves around fish.
After her mother's tragic death, Salka grows into a fiercely independent-minded adult - cutting off her hair, educating herself and becoming an advocate for the town's working class.
A coming-of-age story, a feminist tale, a lament for Iceland's poor - this is the funny, tender, epic story of Salka Valka. 'Laxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot' Daily TelegraphTRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:560 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:10/02/2022
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- ISBN:9781784877606
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:560 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:10/02/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781784877606