The Book of Reykjavik

A City in Short Fiction

von Gudrun Eva Minervudottir, Andri Snaer Magnason, Bjorn Halldorsson, Fridgeir Einarsson, Audur Jonsdottir, Kristin Eiriksdottir, Thorarinn Eldjarn, Einar Mar Gudmundsson, Frida Isberg, Agust Borgthor Sverrisson

128 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Iceland is a land of stories; from the epic sagas of its mythic past, to its claim today of being home to more writers, more published books and more avid readers, per head, than anywhere in the world. As its capital (and indeed only city), Reykjavik has long been an inspiration for these stories. But, as this collection demonstrates, this fishing-village-turned-metropolis at the farthest fringe of Europe has been both revered and reviled by Icelanders over the years. The tension between the city and the surrounding countryside, its rural past and urban present, weaves its way through The Book of Reykjavik, forming an outline of a fragmented city marked by both contradiction and creativity. Published with the support of the Icelandic Literature Center.

• Reihe: Reading the City
• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9781910974032
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.08.2021
• Größe: 196 x 127 mm
• Verlag: Comma Press