An edition of Himnaríki og helvíti (2007)

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An edition of Himnaríki og helvíti (2007)

Hemel en hel

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In a remote part of Iceland, a boy and his friend Barethur join a boat to fish for cod. A winter storm surprises them out at sea and Barethur, who has forgotten his waterproof as he was too absorbed in 'Paradise Lost', succumbs to the ferocious cold and dies. Appalled by the death and by the fishermen's callous ability to set about gutting the fatal catch, the boy leaves the village, intending to return the book to its owner. The extreme hardship and danger of the journey is of little consequence to him - he has already resolved to join his friend in death. But once in the town he immerses himself in the stories and lives of its inhabitants, and decides that he cannot be with his friend just yet. Set at the turn of the twentieth century, Heaven and Hell is a perfectly formed, vivid and timeless story, lyrical in style, and as intense a reading experience as the forces of the Icelandic landscape themselves. An outstandingly moving novel.

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Cover of: Cennet ve Cehennem
Cennet ve Cehennem
Oct 29, 2016, Kafka Yayinevi
paperback
Cover of: Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
2014
in English
Cover of: Hemel en hel
Hemel en hel
2010-09-01, Anthos
Cover of: Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
2010, MacLehose Press, Quercus
in English
Cover of: Himnaríki og helvíti
Himnaríki og helvíti
2007, Bjartur
in Icelandic

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OL47847113M
Internet Archive
hemelenhel0000jnka
ISBN 10
9041415351
ISBN 13
9789041415356

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