tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post1242869336473074809..comments2024-01-24T15:53:16.634-05:00Comments on Icelandic Fever: a Southern Saga: Still True TodayDarien Fisher-Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-78510008394099676662007-01-25T21:43:00.000-05:002007-01-25T21:43:00.000-05:00... not as yet, it seems that my Icelandic visits ...... not as yet, it seems that my Icelandic visits average once every three years, so maybe 2009?Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-31439102329422048942007-01-25T20:48:00.000-05:002007-01-25T20:48:00.000-05:00PB,
No, I haven't been there, although I admired t...PB,<br />No, I haven't been there, although I admired the architecture. We had only 3 days in Reykjavik. Must return!<br />Have you been to Gljufrasteinn, Laxness' home? For me it was a very moving experience to visit there.Darien Fisher-Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-65312895245082700472007-01-25T00:12:00.000-05:002007-01-25T00:12:00.000-05:00... comment anytime, I usually pick up on them thr...... comment anytime, I usually pick up on them through my e-mail first. She loves <i>World Light</i> but is "reading it slowly so it won't end so soon." I had just read it in December (and I bought it in Mals og Menningar- how devoted is that!) and it's a stunner- another great ending, but maintains its strangeness throughout. I think I've read all of Laxness' translated novels, <i>Paradise Regained</i> is probably the most "difficult" work to read, unless you are interested in Mormonism in 19th century Iceland. They're all great (as I'm sure you know!) but <i>Fish</i> might be the most beautiful. Have ever you been to a production at the National Theatre in Reykjavík?Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-13423599072852996692007-01-24T23:21:00.000-05:002007-01-24T23:21:00.000-05:00PB:
I can tell.
My Icelandic infatuation began wi...PB:<br />I can tell. <br />My Icelandic infatuation began with: 1) Bill Holm (Coming Home Crazy), and 2) Fish Can Sing. <br />I was able to meet Bill Holm this summer in Iceland. If you click on "Holm" at the bottom of this entry, it will bring up all of my postings about him. <br />Is it proper blogetiquette to post a comment on an old posting? I wanted to ask how your wife is liking World Light,which I am reading right now.Darien Fisher-Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886321196588554175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17064999.post-81030443797808685442007-01-23T22:04:00.000-05:002007-01-23T22:04:00.000-05:00...if you ever get the chance to see Bill Holm spe......if you ever get the chance to see Bill Holm speak, take it, he usually has some Iceland-related guests and/ or anecdotes. I see <i>Fish Can Sing</i> on your book list, what a magical work! (What a magical author!) Thanks for stopping by <i>Flippism Is The Key</i>, your comment was much appreciated. As you can probably tell from my link list, I am also suffering from an Icelandic infatuation...Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.com