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By Halldór Laxness
This really good novel—which secured for its writer the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature—is finally on hand to modern American readers. even though it is decided within the early 20th century, it remembers either Iceland’s medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book’s protagonist, is a normal sheep farmer, his flinty decision to accomplish independence is really heroic and, whilst, terrifying and bleakly comic.
Having spent eighteen years in humiliating servitude, Bjartur desires not anything greater than to elevate his flocks unbeholden to any guy. yet Bjartur’s lively daughter desires to reside unbeholden to him. What ensues is a conflict of wills that's through turns harsh and touching, elemental in its emotional depth and intimate in its homely element. mammoth in scope and deeply profitable, Independent People is a masterpiece.
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It’s not all the weyrlings,” K’lior remarked to Cisca over dinner on the seventh day. Cisca raised an eyebrow to indicate her interest. “Some of them behave no different than any other weyrlings I’ve seen,” K’lior said. “And you’ve seen so many,” Cisca snapped. K’lior shrugged. He’d barely finished his weyrling training himself when his Rineth had flown Cisca’s Melirth and he’d become Weyrleader. “Even so,” K’lior persisted. “It’s not so much that I’ve seen so many weyrlings as that I knew some of these weyrlings particularly well—” “You played with them not all that long ago,” Cisca interjected.
K’lior asked incredulously. “She’s in shock, she’s grieving,” Cisca told him. ” K’lior nodded then. “I’d like to talk with the weyrfolk in the morning,” he said. ” Cisca nodded abstractedly. ” K’lior said. ” “I don’t know how else she could behave, given the news,” K’lior replied. ” K’lior asked, suddenly alarmed. ” She frowned, mulling the notion over, then shook her head. ” “And distracted,” K’lior agreed. ” Cisca asked, amused. It was almost tradition that every Weyrlingmaster was convinced that the latest group of weyrlings was the worst ever.
You can send Jokester to check on me—” Catching herself, she gestured lovingly down to the gold queen beside her. ” “It’s just that—” “You must get back to the Hold, Father,” Fiona told him firmly. “I’ll be fine—” She paused, raising her hand to stifle a yawn. ” “You look exhausted,” Bemin said, glancing to the Weyrleader and Weyrwoman for support. “A late night and a stressful day,” Fiona assured him, again stifling a yawn. She smiled ruefully down at Talenth. ” Lord Bemin gave his daughter one final, worried look.