Cold-War Confrontations: Gerpla and its Early Reviewers

ABSTRACT: Halldór Laxness wrote Gerpla during tumultuous times in Icelandic history. In 1944 the country had gained its independence after 682 years of rule from the Scandinavian mainland, and in June 1946 the Alþingi (Parliament) agreed that the United States wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shaun F. D. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2019-12-01
Series:Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
Online Access:https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/169