Sjón Volgorde van de boeken

Næturverk / Nachwerk ist eine vielschichtige, tiefgründige Gedichtsammlung. In der für den Dichter charakteristischen Bildsprache fließen hier Momentaufnahmen des Alltags, poetische Verweise auf andere Schriftsteller und Mythen aus aller Welt in etwas Größeres, Universelles ineinander: z.B. den Ursprung und das Wesen des Menschen und die grundlegende Existenz der Sprache. In ungebundenen Gedichten wie auch in tagebuchartigen Prosaskizzen und traumähnlichen Sequenzen führt der Autor zusammen, was vermeintlich nicht zusammengehört. Das Überwinden von Grenzen beim Betrachten der Welt und ihrer Geheimnisse, dies ist das zentrale Ziel des Bandes, entsprechend dem ihm vorangestellten Zitat von Leonora Carrington: Die Aufgabe des rechten Auges ist es, in das Teleskop zu schauen, während das linke in das Mikroskop schaut.

Gunnar Kampen grows up in Iceland during the Second World War in a household fiercely opposed to Hitler and Nazism. At nineteen he seems set for a conventional, dutiful life. And yet in the spring of 1958, he founds a covert, anti-Semitic nationalist party, a cause that will take him on a clandestine mission to England from which he never returns. Inspired by one of the ringleaders of a little-known neo-Nazi group that was formed in Iceland in the 1950s, Sjon's portrait of an ardent fascist is as thought-provoking as it is disturbing. As this taut and fascinating novel suggests, the seeds of extremism can be hard to detect - and the ideology of the far-right remains dangerously potent.

'A masterpiece ... I challenge any author to top it!' Sigridur Alberstsdottir, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. Josef Loewe enters the world as a lump of clay - carried in a hatbox by his Jewish father Leo, a fugitive in WWII Germany. Taking refuge in a small-town guesthouse, Leo discovers a kindred spirit in the young woman who nurses him back to health and together they shape the clay into a baby. But en route to safety in Iceland, he is robbed of the ring needed to bring the child to life. It is not until 1962 that Josef can be 'born', only to grow up with a rare disease. Fifty-three years on, it leads him into the hands of a power-hungry Icelandic geneticist, just when science and politics are threatening to lead us all down a dark, dangerous road. At once playful and profoundly serious, this remarkable novel melds multiple genres into a unique whole: a mind-bending read and a biting, timely attack on nationalism

Sjón's prose is never histrionic or overwrought, balancing rage and hallucination . . . with a gentleness of spirit, an affection for precision and the small scale. The result is sure to delight his fans and convert many new ones. Hari Kunzru Guardian

Koncom roka 1918 prežíva Island turbulentné obdobie: vybuchne sopka Katla, v meste vypukne epidémia španielskej chrípky a krajina sa pripravuje na vyhlásenie nezávislosti od Dánska. Na tomto historickom pozadí sa odvíja príbeh o šestnásťročnom chlapcovi Mánim Steinnovi. Stredobodom jeho života sú filmy. Chodí do kina tak často, ako sa len dá, aj niekoľkokrát na to isté predstavenie. Filmy sú preňho útočiskom aj útechou, cez ne spoznáva ľudí aj okolie. Svet filmov sa napokon začne prelínať s jeho vlastným životom. Chlapec, ktorý stojí na okraji spoločnosti, je napokon aj v reálnom živote viac pozorovateľom než účastníkom.

"An extraordinary, powerful fable--a marvel."--Alberto Manguel "Sj�n writes like a man under a spell, filled with enchantment and magic and great wit. He is a rogue of the first order."--Keith Donohue The year is 1949 and Valdimar Haraldsson, an eccentric Icelander with elevated ideas about the influence of fish consumption on Nordic civilization, has had the singular good fortune to be invited to join a Danish merchant ship on its way to the Black Sea. Among the crew is the mythical hero Caeneus, disguised as the second mate. Every evening after dinner he entrances his fellow travelers with the tale of how he sailed with the fabled vessel, the Argo, on the Argonauts' quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Sj�n is a celebrated poet, novelist, and songwriter. His novels have been translated into twenty-five languages, and include From the Mouth of the Whale and The Blue Fox (both Telegram Books). In 2005 Sj�n won the Nordic Council Literary Prize, the equivalent of the Man Booker Prize, for The Blue Fox and Best Icelandic Novel for The Whispering Muse. Sj�n has written lyrics for Bj�rk, including for her most recent musical project, Biophilia. He lives in Reykjavik, Iceland. Victoria Cribb lived in Iceland for many years. She now lives in England, where she is completing a PhD in Old Icelandic literature at the University of Cambridge. Her translations include three novels in collaboration with Olaf Olafsson.

The highly-acclaimed novel by Iceland's internationally renowned writer Sjon - 'an extraordinary and original writer' A.S. Byatt - in a stunning new package.

Island im Winter 1883. Abba wird zu Grabe getragen, aber nicht sie, sondern Steine liegen im Sarg. Fridrik beerdigt die Leiche lieber im eigenen Garten, als sie Pastor Baldur zu überlassen. Denn der hütet ein dunkles Geheimnis. In einer poetisch klaren Sprache ertastet Sjón den schmalen Grat von Mensch und Natur und entführt uns in eine mythische Zwischenwelt am Rande des Polarkreises, wo an den existentiellen Abgründen der Mensch zeigt, wer er wirklich ist. Sjón ist der innovativste und aufregendste Autor Islands, für »Schattenfuchs« erhielt er den Literaturpreis des Nordischen Rates 2005.

Il 1 7 aprile 1 868 una nave immensa si arena su una spiaggia della penisola di Reykjanes, in Islanda. Nella stiva, tra i barili di olio di fegato di merluzzo, viene trovata Abba, una giovane ritardata ridotta in fin di vita. La soccorre il naturalista Fridrik Fridjónsson, amante della bella vita, che la prende a vivere con sé e per lei cambia decisamente abitudini e atteggiamenti. Da dove viene Abba? Quale triste passato nasconde la sfortunata creatura? Poco a poco Fridrik scopre che il reverendo Baldur Skuggason, parroco della comunità locale, è fortemente coinvolto nel destino della ragazza. E, proprio come gli spiriti di cui narrano le antiche saghe, sotto le vesti di agnello l'uomo nasconde un animo da lupo. La vicenda esplode quando Abba muore, e tra il naturalista e il prete si giunge alla resa dei conti definitiva... Premiato nel 2005 con il prestigioso Nordic Council Literature Prize, il più importante riconoscimento letterario scandinavo, "La volpe azzurra" è un racconto carico di fascino e mistero, che affonda le sue radici nella mitologia popolare islandese e in cui riecheggia la potenza creativa del grande romanticismo ottocentesco.