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| Género/Forma: | Fiction |
|---|---|
| Formato físico adicional: | Online version: Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998. Iceland's bell. New York : Vintage Books, 2003 (OCoLC)606994957 Online version: Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998. Iceland's bell. New York : Vintage Books, 2003 (OCoLC)607905146 |
| Tipo de material: | Ficción, Recurso en Internet |
| Tipo de documento: | Libro/Texto, Recurso en Internet |
| Todos autores / colaboradores: |
Halldór Laxness; Philip Roughton |
| ISBN: | 1400034256 9781400034253 |
| Número OCLC: | 52127404 |
| Notas: | "A Vintage International original"--T.p. verso. |
| Descripción: | xv, 425 p. : 1 map ; 21 cm. |
| Otros títulos: | Islandsklukkan. |
| Responsabilidad: | Halldór Laxness ; translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton ; introduction by Adam Haslett. |
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This book is one of the most highly regarded works in Iceland's literature. It tells a fictionalized history of Iceland around 1650. Before reading this book, I had a mental stereotype of all Scandinavians having a similar history and a similar cultural outlook, but it is clear from the account that...
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This book is one of the most highly regarded works in Iceland's literature. It tells a fictionalized history of Iceland around 1650. Before reading this book, I had a mental stereotype of all Scandinavians having a similar history and a similar cultural outlook, but it is clear from the account that Iceland was very different from Denmark, which ruled it at the time in question. While the plot was intentionally maddening (in part to give the reader a sense of the hopelessness of the culture), I found that I learned a good deal about Iceland by reading it. It was worth the read, even if I ultimately disliked the characters and the plot.
What I found most intriguing about the relationship between Iceland and Denmark is the strong parallel that one can draw with the relationship between Ireland and England at about the same period. In Ireland, a native Catholic population was conquered and oppressed by a strongly seafaring Protestant neighbor. Same was true of Iceland, although in Iceland catholicism was more thoroughly stamped out. In Ireland, there is a culture that prizes story-telling, poetry, song, and folk tales with mythical creatures. The same was true of Iceland. One of the responses to being oppressed in Ireland was a sense of futility and alcohol problems. The same was true of Iceland.
It is the author's successful effort to convey a sense of Icelandic futility in the plot that drove me to finally dislike the book. But there are many enjoyable aspects of the book, and many fine stories. I refer to the main character, Jon Hreggvithsen, as the Cool Hand Luke of historical Iceland. And the negotiation by the burghers of Hamburg to buy Iceland from the Danes shows the complex hopelessness of Iceland's situation.
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