Description
Returning to his bleak Icelandic hometown, a writer grapples with a past shadowed by lost love, family secrets, and the pervasive influence of an American military presence. As he confronts his father's impending death, fragmented memories of his youth—filled with music, fleeting connections, and a haunting, unforgettable girl—surface with poignant intensity. Intertwined with his own narrative is the story of his grandparents' passionate, yet ultimately tragic, love affair in a remote fishing village, a tale set against the stark beauty and unforgiving elements of Iceland's natural landscape. This novel explores themes of memory, regret, the enduring power of love, and the collision of tradition and modernity in a unique cultural setting.
Available Editions
paperback
Quercus Publishing
Published Aug 25, 2016
381 pages
ISBN: 9780857054418
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fish Have No Feet by Jón Kalman Stefánsson.