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Written by the 1955 Nobel Prize winner for Literature Halldór Laxness, and translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton, it tells of the struggles of a small fishing village in Iceland. The central character is Salka Valka, the young, illegitimate daughter of a destitute mother.
6 de jun. de 2022 · A new translation of “Salka Valka,” by Halldor Laxness, is a compelling story of a determined woman who has to make it on her own in a small fishing village. Review by Jane Smiley. June 6 ...
17 de may. de 2022 · A feminist coming of age tale, an elegy to the plight of the working class and the corrosive effects of social and economic inequality, and a poetic window into the arrival of modernity in a tiny...
7 de jun. de 2022 · Salka Valka. "This is a remarkable achievement and will hopefully lead to a revival of interest in an oft-overlooked literary genius." – Publishers Weekly, starred review. A fresh translation...
SALKA VALKA is much more than a character study of the woman whose nickname is the title of the novel. It is an attempt by Laxness to write a love story in the context of social revolution.
4 de mar. de 2022 · ‘Salka Valka’ Review: A Hard-Working Heroine of Iceland. Rediscovering Halldór Laxness’s portrait of a singular woman. By. Brad Leithauser. March 4, 2022 10:32 am ET. Share. Resize. Listen. (3...
4 de jul. de 2022 · The Rediscovery of Halldór Laxness. A long eclipse for Iceland’s greatest novelist has been followed by a continuing renaissance. By Salvatore Scibona. July 4, 2022. It is impossible to separate...
