Miss Iceland (novel)
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Author | Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir |
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Original title | Ungfrú Ísland |
Translator | Brian FitzGibbon |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Set in | Iceland |
Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 2018 |
Published in English | 2020 |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN | 978-0802149237 |
Miss Iceland (Icelandic: Ungfrú Ísland) is a 2018 novel by award-winning novelist Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir.[1]
Set in the conservative Icelandic society of the 1960s, this novel showcases Hekla, a woman eager to become a writer and free herself from social prejudice.
References[]
- ^ McCalpin, Heller (16 June 2020). "Miss Iceland is a Subdued, Powerful Portrait of a Suppressed Society". Grove Atlantic.
Categories:
- 2018 novels
- Icelandic novels
- Novels set in Iceland
- Novels set in the 1960s
- 2010s historical novel stubs