Salka valka
Halldór Laxness, 1902-19982022
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Set at the start of the 20th century in a fictional Icelandic fishing village, 'Salka Valka' follows the struggles of a penniless woman and her daughter, Salka Valka. They must eke out an existence in a small, isolated world where everyone is controlled by a single wealthy merchant, and where everything in life revolves around fish. Follow Salka's development from a precocious child to a fiercely independent-minded adult. Her romantic spirit is challenged when she starts a relationship with a firebrand idealist, Arnaldur. His fights against the trading company for human rights reflect the contemporary clash of social ideals in Iceland.
Main title:
Salka valka / Halldór Laxness ; translated by Philip Roughton.
Author:
Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998, authorRoughton, Philip, translator
Imprint:
London : Vintage Classics, 2022.
Collation:
496 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Icelandic.
ISBN:
9781784877606 (pbk. :)
Language:
EnglishIcelandic
BRN:
2544592
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