Piltur og stúlka Translated Icelandic Literature Struggles with the past and

Struggles with the past and the present

Sigurður Guðmundsson´s books have swept across the literature scene

Guðmundsdóttir

9789979663805

The now second largest town in Iceland that started it´s existence as a kind of a mistake

Piltur og stúlka Translated Icelandic Literature Struggles with the past andPiltur og stlka, first published in Copenhagen in 1850 then again in Reykjavk 1867 in an expanded version, marked the beginning of modern novel writing in Iceland. The dialogue and narration are still relevant, humorous and with a gallery of charcters alive and well in the Icelandic consciousness still today. Historian Mr Jnsson, a descendant of the author Jn Thoroddsen, is in charge of the publication and writes an introduction. ISBN 9789935465948