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World Light
de Laxness, Halldor; translated by Magnus Magnusson
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Very Good
- Librería
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First edition in English of this Icelandic author's satiric look at his homeland, inspired by the life of alienated poet Magnus Hjaltason Magnusson, the last of his "epic" novels, not well-received in Iceland because of its "harshly ironic portrayal of a backward Iceland during the rise of capitalism"; Laxness won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. Stout hardcover, full blue cloth, silver titling. Light wear to book, rear corners bumped (affecting the pages as well as the boards); jacket shows minor edgewear, faint creases, $7.95 price intact. Text clean; xvii, blank, 521 pages + list of other publications in the UW's Nordic Translation Series. A surcharge for international shipping of this oversize book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large Octavo.
Sinopsis
Halladór Laxness was born near Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1902. His first novel was published when he wsa seventeen. The undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction, and one of the outstanding novelists of the century, he has written more than sixty books, including novels, short stories, essays, poems, plays, and memoirs. In 1955 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in 1998.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- v0643os
- Título
- World Light
- Autor
- Laxness, Halldor; translated by Magnus Magnusson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First American Edition
- Editorial
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Madison
- Fecha de publicación
- 1969
- Palabras clave
- Literature, Nobel Prize, Modern First Editions, Iceland, Icelandic Literature
- Size
- Large Octavo
Términos de venta
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
Sobre Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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