{"product_id":"salka-valka-9781953861245","title":"Salka Valka","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a remarkable achievement and will hopefully lead to a revival of interest in an oft-overlooked literary genius. - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh translation of Nobel Prize-winning author Halldór Laxness's modernist masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eSalka Valka\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA feminist coming of age tale, an elegy to the plight of the working class and the corrosive effects of social and economic inequality, and a poetic window into the arrival of modernity in a tiny industrial town, \u003ci\u003eSalka Valka\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of epic proportions, living and breathing with its expansive cast of characters, filled with tenderness, humor, and remarkable pathos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a mid-winter night, an eleven-year-old Salvör and her unmarried mother Sigurlína disembark at the remote, run-down fishing village of Óseyri, where life is lived in fish and consists of fish. The two women struggle to make their way amidst the domineering, salt-worn men of the town and their unsolicited attention, and, after Sigurlína's untimely death, Salvör pays for her funeral and walks home alone, precipitating her coming of age as a daring, strong-willed young woman who chops off her hair, earns her own wages, educates herself through political and philosophical texts, and, most significantly, becomes an advocate for the town's working class, ultimately organizing a local chapter of the seamen's union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953861245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Halldor Laxness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968444145845,"sku":"9781953861245","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_da6e3426-2c8a-461a-ae20-c9b200bace53.jpg?v=1647958031","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/salka-valka-9781953861245","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}