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About the Size of the Universe

Jon Stefánsson Kalman

A modern saga spanning the whole of the 20th century by one of Iceland's most celebrated writers.

At the beginning of this story there is death and yet it is a celebration of life - the passion between a man and a woman forbidden love violence sorrow betrayal. Happiness and misfortune are passed down from one generation to the next. The sorrow over what was and what might have been weighs heavily on the characters and at the end of this chain for now stands Ari on his way to his dying father with a score still to be settled.

The raw beauty of life is written into the dramatic Icelandic landscape and into a society that has undergone great transformation within a century. In language both archaic and lyrical and yet entirely contemporary and full of humour Jón Kalman Stefánsson proves himself one of the finest European writers of his generation.

A companion volume to Fish Have No Feet (longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017).
Translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton

  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : MAR 21, 2019
  • Imprint : MacLehose Press
  • Page Extent : 320
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780857056023
  • Price : INR 699
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Jon Stefánsson Kalman

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