A rather odd book

[chickenfeet]

I had been meaning to read something by Halldor Laxness for a while. After all there aren't many Icelandic winners of the Nobel. The book I finally got my hands on was Kristnihald undir Jökli, his 1968 novel translated as Under the Glacier though Christianity at Glacier might have been better. It's very, very strange. It's set in Snaefellsness in the far west of Iceland, land of Laxdaela Saga and the opening of Journey to the Centre of the Earth. A naive young theology student is sent to report on apparently unorthodox behaviour on the part of the pastor at Glacier. Unorthodox conduct by the pastor is the least of it. This is a tale of death, resurrection and intergalactic communication and where the Bhagavad Gita meets Icelandic folklore. Weird but fascinating and very, very funny.

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[gale_storm]

Oh, that sounds cool, and I think I'll have to look into it!!! Thanks for the recommendation!!!