Under the Glacier by Halldor Laxness Paperback Book 9781784877613

'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 boarded up and the errant pastor lives with a woman who is not his wife. He has also allowed a corpse to be lodged in the glacier. So the rumours go.What he discovers is a community that regards itself as the centre of the world - earthly yet otherworldly, banal yet astonishing. Brimming with humour, mystery, and the supernatural this is a surprising and moving novel from the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN SONTAG

Author: Halldor Laxness Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 272 Page Count: 272 Publication Date: 2022 Year of Publication: 2022 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 342 g Publisher: Vintage Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 12.9 cm Package Dimension Width: 19.7 cm Package Dimension Height: 2.4 cm ISBN: 9781784877613