{"product_id":"the-fish-can-sing-9780307386052","title":"The Fish Can Sing","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Fish Can Sing \u003c\/i\u003eis one of Nobel Prize winner Halld r Laxness's most beloved novels, a poignant coming-of-age tale marked with his peculiar blend of light irony and dark humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe orphan Alfgrimur has spent an idyllic childhood sheltered in the simple turf cottage of a generous and eccentric elderly couple. Alfgrimur dreams only of becoming a fisherman like his adoptive grandfather, until he meets Iceland's biggest celebrity. The opera singer Gardar Holm's international fame is a source of tremendous pride to tiny, insecure Iceland, though no one there has ever heard him sing. A mysterious man who mostly avoids his homeland and repeatedly fails to perform for his adoring countrymen, Gardar takes a particular interest in Alfgrimur's budding musical talent and urges him to seek out the world beyond the one he knows and loves. But as Alfgrimur discovers that Gardar is not what he seems, he begins to confront the challenge of finding his own path without turning his back on where he came from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307386052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.52w x 0.63d","brand":"Halldor Laxness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635567358108,"sku":"9780307386052","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b05f75a0-dde8-45b6-a41b-dc1bac73f299.jpg?v=1603839923","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fish-can-sing-9780307386052","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}