The Whispering Muse

by Sjón

Book Overview

Already celebrated far beyond his native Iceland, the novels of Sj n arrive on waves of praise from writers, critics, and readers worldwide. Sj n has won countless international awards and earned ringing comparisons to Borges, Calvino, and Iceland's other literary superstar, the Nobel Prize winner Halld r Laxness. The Whispering Muse is his masterpiece so far. The year is 1949 and Valdimar Haraldsson, an eccentric Icelander with elevated ideas about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374289077
• ISBN13: 9780374289072
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.7"