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The Blue Fox

by Sjón
The Blue Fox by Sjón
⧗ 7.72 / 7

Translated by Victoria Cribb.

WINNER OF THE NORDIC LITERARY PRIZE AND NOMINATED FOR THE ICELANDIC LITERATURE PRIZE

The year is 1883. The stark Icelandic winter landscape is the backdrop. We follow the priest, Skugga-Baldur, on his hunt for the enigmatic blue fox. From there we’re then transported to the world of the naturalist Friðrik B. Friðriksson and his charge, Abba, who suffers from Down’s syndrome, and who came to his rescue when he was on the verge of disaster. Then to a shipwreck off the Icelandic coast in the spring of 1868.

The fates of all these characters are intrinsically bound, and gradually, surprisingly, unravelled in this spellbinding fable that is part mystery, part fairy tale.

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Updated October 18, 2018
Category: Fantasy, Mainstream, Magical realism, Translation
Release date: March 2008
Sjón

Sjón

Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson (born 1962), known as Sjón, is an Icelandic poet, novelist, and lyricist. His pen name (meaning "sight") is an abbreviation of his given name (Sigurjón). Sjón frequently collaborates with the singer Björk and has performed with The Sugarcubes as Johnny Triumph. His works have been translated into more than 25 languages.

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Sjón. Wikipedia.

Photo author: Hörður Sveinsson. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons.

Other books by Sjón

CoDex 1962
N/A
The Whispering Muse
★ 7.14 / 7


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