Books set in Iceland (37)
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Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indriðason EN
IcelandDescription:
On a January day the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found: a young boy frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound on his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was an accident. Erlendur & his team embark on their investigation with little to go on.
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Bettý by Arnaldur Indriðason ES
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EL ARTE DE LA MANIPULACIÓN LLEGA A SU CIMA. Desde mi celda pienso en ella, en Bettý, tan bella, tan libre... Se me acercó en aquel congreso para decirme cuánto le había gustado mi conferencia. ¿Quién se habría resistido? ¿Y luego? ¿Qué pasó? No quería ese trabajo ni esa relación. Debería haber detectado las señales de peligro. Debería haber entendido mucho antes lo que pasaba. Debería, debería, debería... Recuerdo toda nuestra historia desde la primera mirada y descubro lentamente cómo mi culpabilidad parece indiscutible, pero sé que no soy culpable.
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SpainDescription:
The grim and lovely follow-up to Eva Baltasar's acclaimed Permafrost explores the darker sides of love and motherhood for two women determined to live as they like.
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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent EN
AustraliaDescription:
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tóti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. ... BURIAL RITES evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and pla... continue
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Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurdardottir EN
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Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. A chilling, tense standalone thriller from one of Iceland's bestselling authors... _________________ Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realizes that her sister isn't avoiding her ... she has disappeared, without trace. As she confonts Ísafold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begin... continue
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El chico que nunca existió by Sjon ES
Description:
Este es un libro lleno de sorpresas, por lo cual cualquier adelanto es un spoiler.
La historia se desarrolla en capítulos breves, cada uno una postal, y escrito con tal belleza y poesía, que hasta hechos que podrían ser sórdidos y atroces, son mirados a través de una niebla que atenúa sus aristas. un libro muy bello.
Sjón es un artista en muchos campos, y es conocido por escribir las canciones para su compatriota Bjork.
Un gusto haber leído este libro.
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El concierto de los peces by Halldór Laxness ES
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Alfgrimur es un muchacho que, abandonado por su madre al nacer, crece con su abuelo, Bjórn, un pescador que se niega a variar el precio del pescado ignorando la ley de la oferta y la demanda. En su casa, a las afueras de Reikiavik, conocerá a una asombrosa colección de excéntricos, desde capitanes de guardacostas hasta especialistas en fosas sépticas.
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El zorro ártico, novela ganadora del prestigioso Premio de Literatura del Consejo Nórdico en 2005, es la obra más importante de la literatura islandesa actual. Sjón nos presenta la lucha del pastor Baldur Skuggason con un zorro al que quiere cazar.
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Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir EN
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On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it... The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible. As detective Huldar hunts the killer, and child psychologist Freyja looks for the boy's parents, the mystery u... continue