{"product_id":"salka-valka-9781784877606","title":"Salka Valka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA BRAND NEW TRANSLATION OF LAXNESS' TALE OF POVERTY AND GREED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet at the start of the twentieth century in a fictional Icelandic fishing village, \u003ci\u003eSalka Valka \u003c\/i\u003efollows the struggles of a penniless woman, Sigurlína, and her daughter, Salka Valka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new translation of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness's masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate one snowy midwinter night, in a remote Icelandic fishing village, a penniless woman arrives by boat. She comes with her daughter, the young but gutsy Salka Valka. The two must forge a life in this remote place, where everyone is at the mercy of a single wealthy merchant, and where everything revolves around fish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter her mother's tragic death, Salka grows into a fiercely independent-minded adult - cutting off her hair, educating herself and becoming an advocate for the town's working class. A coming-of-age story, a feminist tale, a lament for Iceland's poor - this is the funny, tender, epic story of Salka Valka.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Laxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATED BY PHILIP ROUGHTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 438g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 168 x 198 x 44 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781784877606\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Halldor Laxness","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101908693242,"sku":"9781784877606","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646327555725_book.jpg?v=1646979399","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/salka-valka-9781784877606","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}