The Knights of the Spiral Stairs
Gerð | Útgáfuár | Síður | Verð | Magn | |
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Kilja | 2019 | 199 | 2.590 kr. | ||
Rafbók | 2019 | 990 kr. |
The Knights of the Spiral Stairs
990 kr. – 2.590 kr.
Bæta á óskalistaEr á óskalista Bæta á óskalista
Gerð | Útgáfuár | Síður | Verð | Magn | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kilja | 2019 | 199 | 2.590 kr. | ||
Rafbók | 2019 | 990 kr. |
Um bókina
When an Icelandic publishing house staged a competition for new fiction in 1982, Einar Már Gudmundsson won first prize for his first novel, The Knights of the Spiral Stairs. The novel received excellent reviews and marked the beginning of Gudmundsson’s successful career as a novelist.
In a highly original manner, the novel portrays the life of small boys in a suburb of Reykjavík. The narrator is a six-year-old boy who juggles the language of children and adults to set the scene and describe the action of the novel. An excellent story, humorous and profound.
In 1995 Einar Már Gudmundsson was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize for another of his novels, Angels of the Universe, which has been translated into more languages than any other Icelandic book in recent times. The Knights of the Spiral Stairs has also been translated and published in several languages to critical acclaim.
Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder.
4 umsagnir um The Knights of the Spiral Stairs
Elín Pálsdóttir –
“Captivating and entertaining.”
Dagbladet, Norway
Elín Pálsdóttir –
“A novel that promises good things for the future of Nordic literature.”
Berlingske Tidende, Denmark
Elín Pálsdóttir –
“The most entertaining book of the year.”
Expressen, Sweden
Elín Pálsdóttir –
“Joyful evidence that Icelandic storytelling is on the way up.”
DV, Iceland