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Heðin Brú

The Old Man and His Sons

These are the Faroe Islands as they were some fifty years ago: sea-washed and remote, with one generation still tied to the sea for sustenance, and a younger generation turning towards commerce and clerical work in the towns. At the post-hunt whale-meat auction, the normally cautious Ketil enthusiastically bids for more meat than he can afford. Thus in his seventieth year, Ketil and his wife, along with their youngest son, struggle to repay their debt. They scavenge for driftwood and stranded seals, and knit up a storm of jumpers to sell in town. A touching novel that deftly captures a vanishing way of life. 'The Faroese voted this their book of the 20th century; by any nation's standards it's a classic.' Financial Times
153 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2013
Publication year
2013
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  • Svitlana Shevchenkoshared an impression5 years ago
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    💡Learnt A Lot

    A great book to read if you visited or plan to visit Faroe Islands - it gives a lot of insight how life there used to be earlier

Quotes

  • Sara Hilalhas quoted9 months ago
    hither and thither,
  • Sara Hilalhas quoted9 months ago
    but he did not dare to ask, for fear of looking foolish.
  • Sara Hilalhas quoted9 months ago
    it was better to be careful and say nothing in front of strangers, for if he asked anything silly, they might make fun of him. He could just imagine how they would answer him.

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