A social satire on politics and politicians. Laxness won the Nobel Prize for Literature and his published books span more than 60 years. von Laxness, Halldor

HALLD¿ LAXNESS (1902-98) was born near Reykjav¿ Iceland. His first novel was published when he was 17. The undisputed master of contemporary Icelandic fiction and one of the outstanding novelists of the twentieth century, his work was...

'Wildly original, morose, uproarious... It is also one of the funniest books ever written' Susan SontagA naive young man is sent by the bishop of Iceland to investigate a small town that has reportedly lost its faith. The church is...

Im äußersten Westen Islands liegt der Snaefellsgletscher, an seinem Fuße versieht Pfarrer Jon Primus sein Amt. Doch die Seelsorge, die er den Menschen (und Tieren) angedeihen lässt, ist von ganz eigener Art. Was dem Bischof davon zu...

"World Light" von Halldór Laxness ist ein isländischer Roman, der das bewegte Leben des Dichters Ólafur Kárason schildert. Der Protagonist wächst in bitterer Armut auf und wird als Pflegekind misshandelt. Trotz seiner widrigen Umstände...