The Atom Station

by Halldor Laxness

Magnus Magnusson (Translator)

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When the Americans make an offer to buy Icelandic land to build an atomic war base, a storm of protest is provoked throughout the country and it is here that Laxness finds the catalyst for his story. Told by a country girl from the north the novel follows her experiences upon taking up employment as a maid in the house of her Member of Parliament. She finds herself in a world very different to that of her upbringing and, marvelling at the customs and behaviour of the people around her, she emerges as the one obstinate reality in a...Read more
  • ISBN10 1843430436
  • ISBN13 9781843430438
  • Publish Date 19 June 2003
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 5 November 2003
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Vintage Publishing
  • Imprint The Harvill Press
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 204
  • Language English