Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374212430 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Born in Reykjavík in 1962, he is an award-winning novelist, poet, and playwright, and his novels have been translated into thirty-five languages. Alongside his work as a writer, Sjón has taken part in a wide range of art exhibitions and music events. His longtime collaboration with the Icelandic singer Björk led to an Oscar nominatio
But it’s really an homage to the dreamlike aesthetic of Sjón’s artistic ancestrypresided over by Louis Feuillade’s great silent movie serial, Les Vampires.” Adam Thirlwell, The Times Literary Supplement “A magical book, the work of a great illusionist. The story is written with great artistry as the author plays with rhythm, perception and the boundaries of realism and surrealism. “Moonstone is Sjón’s slim, simmering masterpiece. The result is sure to delight his fans and convert many new ones.” Hari Kunzru, The Guardian “The Icelandic novelist Sj&oa
His city, Reykjavik in 1918, is homogeneous and isolated and seems entirely defenseless against the Spanish flu, which has already torn through Europe, Asia, and North America and is now lapping up on Iceland's shores. The mind-bending miniature historical epic is Sjón's specialty, and Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was is no exception. And yet the outside world has also brought Icelanders cinema! And there's nothing like a dark, silent room with a film from Europe flickering on the screen to help you escape from the overwhelming threats--and adventures--of the night, to transport you, to make you feel like everything is going to be all right. And if the flu doesn't do it, there's always the threat that war will spread all the way north. Máni Steinn is queer in a society in which the idea of homosexuality is beyond the furthest extreme. But it is also Sjón's most realistic, accessible, and heartfelt work yet. For Máni Steinn, the question is whether, at Reykjavik's darkest hour, he should retreat all the way into this imaginary world, or if he should engage with the society that has so soundly rejected him.. It is the story of a young man on the fringes of a society that is itself at the fringes of the world--at what seems like history's mos
History and tragedy in Iceland and its relevance to today I had no idea what this book was about when I picked it up. Wow-the first few pages were a shocker. Then as I kept going, I thought-the prose is really, really well done. There is so much to this very slender novel. I guess what I enjoyed most is that Sjon has