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A fist or a heart / Kristín Eiríksdóttir ; translated by Larissa Kyzer.

Eiríksdóttir, Kristín, (author.). Kyzer, Larissa, (translator.).

Summary:

An award-winning novel by acclaimed Icelandic author making her English-language debut. Elín Jónsdóttir lives an isolated existence in Reykjavík, Iceland. In her early seventies, she has recently become fascinated with another loner, Ellen Álfsdóttir, a sensitive young playwright and illegitimate daughter of a famous writer. The girl has aroused maternal feelings in Elín, but she has also stirred discomfiting memories long packed away. Because their paths have crossed before. One doesn't remember. The other is about to forget.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781542044035
  • Physical Description: 188 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Seattle, Washington : AmazonCrossing, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Previously published as Elín, ýmislegt by Forlagid ... in Iceland in 2017"--Title page verso.
Subject: Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery > Fiction.
Recluses > Fiction.
Women dramatists > Fiction.
Psychic trauma > Fiction.
Reykjavík (Iceland) > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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