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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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 would have continued use of
the Keflavík airbase for six and a half years. There was considerable social unrest
at this, which increased in 1949 when the Alþingi voted to join NATO and a large crowd
tried to storm the parliament building. Gerpla was published on December 5, 1952. This article focuses on early reviews of the novel,
illustrating how these reviews were often less about the novel per se, and more about
contemporary events and personalities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccf27c0634ef48bf9c51b960acb241682023-06-08T18:01:45ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryScandinavian-Canadian Studies0823-17962816-51872019-12-012610.29173/scancan169Cold-War Confrontations: Gerpla and its Early ReviewersShaun F. D. Hughes 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 would have continued use of the Keflavík airbase for six and a half years. There was considerable social unrest at this, which increased in 1949 when the Alþingi voted to join NATO and a large crowd tried to storm the parliament building. Gerpla was published on December 5, 1952. This article focuses on early reviews of the novel, illustrating how these reviews were often less about the novel per se, and more about contemporary events and personalities. https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/169 |
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