Abandoned as a baby, Alfgrimur is content to spend his days as a fisherman living in the turf cottage outside Reykjavik with the elderly couple he calls grandmother and grandfather. But the narrow horizons of Alfgrimur's idyllic childhood are challenged when he starts school and meets Iceland's most famous singer, the mysterious Garoar Holm.
- | By (Author): Halldor Laxness
- | Series:
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Sep 28, 2001
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 256 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback|Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1860469345
- | ISBN-13: 9781860469343
- By (Author):
- Halldor Laxness
- Publisher:
- Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:
- Sep 28, 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages:
- 256 pages
- Binding:
- Paperback|Softback
- Language:
- English
- ISBN-13:
- 9781860469343