LEADER 01761nam  22004213  450 
001 9910136701903321
005 20230121002139.0
010   $a0-914671-10-3
035   $a(CKB)3710000000907232
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6108582
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6108582
035   $a(OCoLC)1156033320
035   $a(EXLCZ)993710000000907232
100   $a20210901d2016      uy         0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aurcnu||||||||
181   $ctxt$2rdacontent
182   $cc$2rdamedia
183   $acr$2rdacarrier
200 10$aWayward Heroes
210  1$aNew York :$cSteerforth Press,$d2016.
210  4$dİ2016.
215   $a1 online resource (333 pages)
311   $a0-914671-09-X 
330   $a"Published in 1952, Wayward Heroes is part of the body of works for which Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1955. It is a masterfully written tragicomedy about the oath-brothers Thorgeir and Thormod, inspired by the old Icelandic sagas Saga of the Sworn Brothers and Saga of Saint Olaf. The brothers fight for glory, raid for treasure, and seduce women against the backdrop of a new cult of Christianity. But where the old sagas depict their heroes as glorious champions, Laxness does the opposite. As Thormod avenges Thorgeir's death, he demonstrates the senselessness of violence and the endlessly cyclical nature of obsession"--$cProvided by publisher.
607   $aIceland$vFiction
676   $a839.6934
676   $a839.6934
686   $aFIC019000$aFIC010000$aFIC002000$2bisacsh
700   $aLaxness$b Halldor$0789600
701   $aRoughton$b Phillip$01247629
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910136701903321
996   $aWayward Heroes$92892110
997   $aUNINA