- Icelandic Literary Prize 2023 · Shortlist
Land næturinnar
“Land of the Night” (title translated by AI)
Vilborg Davíðsdóttir (born 1965)
English editions
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Picking up from Undir Yggdrasil, this Viking-age novel follows Þorgerður, who leaves grief behind in Iceland and, with the fur trader Herjólfur, joins Varangians taking furs and enslaved women down the Dnieper towards Constantinople. Treachery leaves her alone among enemies, where she finds that living can take more courage than dying.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 329 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Iceland, Norway, Ukraine, Türkiye, 10th century
- First published
- 2023 by Mál og menning
- Author's age
- 58 when first published
- ISBN
9789979348092 (original)