{"product_id":"the-great-weaver-from-kashmir-9780979333088","title":"The Great Weaver from Kashmir","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Laxness brought the Icelandic novel out from the 'sagas' shadow...to read Laxness is also to understand why he haunts Iceland--he writes the unearthly prose of a poet cased in the perfection of a shell of plot, wit, and clarity.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Finally, finally, an imposing work of fiction, which rises like a cliff from the flatness of Icelandic poetry and fiction of recent years!\" --Kristján Albertsson, \u003ci\u003eVaka 1927\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Great Weaver from Kashmir\u003c\/i\u003e is Laxness' first major novel, the book that propelled Icelandic literature into the modern world. Shortly after World War One, Steinn Elliði, a young philosopher-poet dandy, leaves the physical and cultural confines of Iceland's shores for mainland Europe, seeking to become \"the most perfect man on earth.\" His journey leads us through a wide range of moral, philosophical, religious, political, and social realms, from hedonism to socialism to aestheticism to Benedictine monasticism. Upon his return to Iceland, Steinn finds himself more conflicted than before, torn between love of the beauty and traditions of his homeland, longing and regret for his great adolescent love, Diljá, and his newfound monastic ideal, forcing him to make choices with fateful consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published when Laxness was only twenty-five years old, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Weaver from Kashmir\u003c\/i\u003e's radical experimentation caused a stir in Iceland, which would soon reverberate throughout Europe. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Weaver\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a first major work by a literary master--it is a groundbreaking modernist classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780979333088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 6.50w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2008 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2009 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Halldor Laxness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107767840949,"sku":"9780979333088","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4cbe8ed2-7b63-48d9-afef-3682138cece2.jpg?v=1765862239","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-weaver-from-kashmir-9780979333088","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}