| Wayward Heroes Contributor(s): Laxness, Halldor (Author), Roughton, Philip (Translator) |
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ISBN: 091467109X ISBN-13: 9780914671091 Publisher: Archipelago Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016027339 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 6.9" (1.30 lbs) 472 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Published in 1952, Wayward Heroes is part of the body of works for which Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1955. It is a masterfully written tragicomedy about the oath-brothers Thorgeir and Thormod, inspired by the old Icelandic sagas Saga of the Sworn Brothers and Saga of Saint Olaf. The brothers fight for glory, raid for treasure, and seduce women against the backdrop of a new cult of Christianity. But where the old sagas depict their heroes as glorious champions, Laxness does the opposite. As Thormod avenges Thorgeir's death, he demonstrates the senselessness of violence and the endlessly cyclical nature of obsession. |