The Ambassador
Published on 4. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-1-934824-13-9 (ISBN)
Description
Sturla Jn Jnsson, the fifty-something building superintendent and sometimes poet, has been invited to a poetry festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, and his latest poetry collection, published on the eve of his trip to Vilnius, is about to cause some controversy in his home countrySturla is publicly accused of having stolen the poems from his long-dead cousin, Jnas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Rochester, NY
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
399 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934824-13-9 (9781934824139)
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Bragi Ólafsson is most well known for playing in The Sugarcubes. He is the author of several books of poetry, a number of plays, and five novels. His works have been finalists for the Icelandic Literature Prize and Nordic Literature Prize, and he has received the Icelandic Bookseller's Award.
Lytton Smith is a poet and translator, and a founding member of Blind Tiger Poetry. His book, The All-Purpose Magical Tent was published by Nightboat. His poems and reviews have appeared in such publications as The Atlantic, The Believer, and Boston Review.