World Light
By Halldor Laxness
By Halldor Laxness
By Halldor Laxness
By Halldor Laxness
Part of Vintage International
Part of Vintage International
Category: Historical Fiction
Category: Historical Fiction
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$17.00
Oct 08, 2002 | ISBN 9780375727573
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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307430311
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Praise
"[Laxness is] a poet who writes to the edge of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot: He takes a Tolstoyan overview, he weaves in an Evelyn Waugh-like humor: it is not possible to be unimpressed.” — Daily Telegraph (London)
“[An author of] compassionate, scathing novels.” –Annie Dillard, The New York Times Book Review
"[Laxness is] a poet who writes to the edge of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot: He takes a Tolstoyan overview, he weaves in an Evelyn Waugh-like humor: it is not possible to be unimpressed.” — Daily Telegraph (London)
“Laxness is a brilliant writer.” –The Washington Post
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