Price loading...

Vintage Classics Independent People

Name: Independent People
Brand: Vintage Classics

9780099527121

Contemporary Fiction

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price history will appear here once data is collected from Amazon.

Price Distribution

No price data available for histogram

Description

The great Icelandic novel by written by a Nobel prize-winner, this is a magnificent portrait of the eerie Icelandic landscape and one man's dogged struggle for independence. ‘In Iceland it’s the canon, but to me it’s a cult classic’ Zadie Smith ‘I defy anyone to finish Halldór Laxness's Independent People without wetting the pages with tears’ Jonathan Franzen ‘Favourite book? Independent People… I love it’ Ann Patchett Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of land in rural Iceland. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family, will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. As she grows up, keen to make her own way in the world, Bjartus's obstinacy threatens to estrange them forever. ‘A masterpiece’ David Mitchell ‘It moved me immensely’ Barbara Kingsolver ‘One of the great novels’ Ian McEwan ‘Funny, clever, sardonic and brilliant’ Annie Proulx ‘A great Icelandic novel…It’s an epic’ Max Porter ‘An amazing book… A stunning piece of work’ Cillian Murphy 'Laxness is a magnificent writer' Salman Rushdie 'Laxness’ contribution to both Icelandic and world literature cannot be overstated' Andrey Kurkov

Key Features

Pages Count - 576. Binding type - Perfect.

Product Specifications

Brand: Vintage Classics
Model: 9780099527121
Format: paperback
ASIN: 009952712X
Category: Books > Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary Fiction
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 03 July 2008
Listed Since: 19 March 2008

Barcode

No barcode data available

Vintage Classics Independent People

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price Distribution

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

The Land in Winter: the 2025 Booker Prize-shortlisted 'word-of-mouth favourite' - Financial Times

Advent: The Wintery Icelandic Christmas Classic

The Land in Winter: the 2025 Booker Prize-shortlisted 'word-of-mouth favourite' - Financial Times

When the Cranes Fly South: The most moving book you’ll read this year

Sceptre Now We Shall Be Entirely Free - Award-Winning Novel

Lonely Planet Iceland (Travel Guide)

Isolation Island: The addictive debut thriller from award-winning broadcaster Louise Minchin

Bard of Iceland: Jonas Hallgrimsson, Poet and Scientist

One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island

The Salt Path - Sunday Times Bestseller, Film starring Gillian Anderson

Lord of the Flies by William Golding - Faber & Faber Classic

The Wild Silence: The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Multi-Million-Copy Bestselling Author of The Salt Path (Raynor Winn, 2)

Behind Mountains: Ragnar Axelsson

The Shadow of the Northern Lights: The brand new 2025 thriller in the million-copy bestselling, award-winning series (Hildur)

The Beekeeper of Aleppo: The heartbreaking tale that everyone's talking about

Deadman's Pool: The BREATHTAKING new instalment in the Isles of Scilly Mysteries series…: Volume 8

Child of the Ruins: a gripping, heart-breaking and unforgettable World War Two historical thriller

Glorious Exploits: A bold and funny Sunday Times bestselling debut novel set in Ancient Sicily

The Great Alone: From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Women and The Nightingale

Anxious People: The No. 1 New York Times bestseller, now a Netflix TV Series - From the Author of My Friends

My Friends: The INSTANT Sunday Times Bestseller and Goodreads Choice Awards Fiction 2025 winner!

Alliteration in Culture

A Man Called Ove: The global bestselling phenomenon

The Sunrise: The Number One Sunday Times bestseller 'Fascinating and moving'