The Old Man and His Sons - Brossura

Bru, Heoin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1846590736 ISBN 13: 9781846590733

Casa editrice: Telegram, 2009

Riassunto

These are the Faroe Islands as they were some fifty years ago: sea-washed and remote, with one generation still tied to the sea for sustenance, and a younger generation turning toward commerce and clerical work in the towns.

At the post-hunt whale-meat auction, Ketil enthusiastically bids for more meat than he can afford. Thus when Ketil is seventy, he and his wife struggle to repay their debt.

Heðin Brú (1901–1987), novelist and translator, was considered the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style.

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Recensione:

'... a brilliantly observed social comedy. At the heart of Brú's fable is a clash of two ways of living: the centuries-old subsistence economy of fulmar-hunting and stewed whale liver and the modern world of the telephone and the motorboat. While our sympathies lie with Ketil, the book never spares us the awfulness of his existence or his foolishness. The Faroese voted this their book of the 20th century; by any nation's standards it's a classic.' --Adrian Turpin, Financial Times

L'autore:

Heðin Brú (1901-1987) was the penname of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator. He is considered the most important Faroese writer of his generation and is known for his fresh and ironic style. Until his untimely death in 1996, John F West was an authority on the Faroe Islands. He wrote and translated extensively on their history and culture, producing ground-breaking work which is still acknowledged today. His translation of The Old Man and His Son was widely regarded as his finest piece of translation.

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• Editore: Telegram
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846590736
• ISBN 13: 9781846590733
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 166