Halldor Laxnesss (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. 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 industrial town.The story depicted a young woman, Salka, and a small fishing community. Evil enters into the community in the form of merchants and fishing entrepreneurs and is pitted against labor movement.Originally written in Icelandic, it was translated to Danish in the first edition in 1934. This is the first English edition translated by F.H.Lyon from the Danish, and revised by the author. Red covers, edges rubbed. Early pages lightly browned with minimal spotting. Owner's name on ffep. No dustjacket.