| Far Afield Contributor(s): Kaysen, Susanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679753761 ISBN-13: 9780679753766 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1994 Annotation: Jonathan Bran, a graduate student in anthropology, has decided to do his fieldwork in the remote Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. But, despite his Harvard training, he can barely understand, let alone 'study, ' the culture he encounters. From his struggles with the local cuisine to his affair with the Danish woman the locals want him to marry, Jonathan is both repelled by and drawn into the Faroese way of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 89021538 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.85 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A compulsively readable novel of enormous charm swimming in the cuisine and culture of the Faroe Islands from the author of Girl, Interrupted. Jonathan Brand, a graduate student in anthropology, has decided to do his fieldwork in the remote Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. But, despite his Harvard training, he can barely understand, let alone study, the culture he encounters. From his struggles with the local cuisine to his affair with the Danish woman the locals want him to marry, Jonathan is both repelled by and drawn into the Faroese way of life. Wry and insightful, Far Afield reveals Susanna Kaysen's gifts of imagination, satire, and compassion. |