The Greenlanders
Published on 5. October 2017
581 pages
978-1-5098-4423-4 (ISBN)
Description
Set in the fourteenth century in Europe's most far-flung outpost, a land of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark, mountains, The Greenlanders is the story of one family - proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose wilful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son, Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling centre of this unforgettable book.
Jane Smiley takes us into this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real, but dear to us.
Jane Smiley takes us into this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real, but dear to us.
Reviews / Votes
A sprawling, multigenerational, heroic Norse narrative * Chicago Tribune * Totally compelling . . . Fascinating . . . In the manner of the big books of the nineteenth century, in which complex family and community matters unravel - Dickens, Dumas, Tolstoy - The Greenlanders sweeps the readers along . . . Smiley is a true storyteller * Washington Post * An epic masterpiece . . . Spellbinding * Newsday * Impressive . . . Haunting . . . She is a diverse and masterly writer * New York Times *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Edition type
Digital original
File size
2,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-4423-4 (9781509844234)
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Person
Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, as well as five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. In 2001 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2006 she received the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. Her novel Horse Heaven was short-listed for the Orange Prize in 2002, and Private Life was chosen as one of the best books of 2010 by The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. She lives in northern California.
