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Este romance de Laxness, Nobel da Literatura, tem lugar na Islândia, no início do século XX, numa sociedade de servidão e num país com uma natureza inclemente. É a saga de Bjartur, um homem obstinado, inquebrável e inesquecível.

Bjar­tur vive no limiar da auto-suficiência e conta apenas com a sua obstinação e força interior, rejeitando qualquer caridade. Vive num vale com reputação de assombrado, só confia no seu rebanho, no seu cão e no seu cavalo. Se alguém toca o seu coração é Asta, a sua filha, mas tudo muda quando ela o desilude e magoa os seus enraizados princípios de honra…

A determinação de Bjartur e a sua luta pela independência são genuinamente heróicas, assustadoras e chegam a ser cómicas.

«Gente independente» é uma história épica, ao mesmo tempo trágica e bela. É uma imensa viagem por um mundo onde as almas são levadas até ao precipício e só os mais duros resistem. Um romance imbuído de sentido de humor, de uma crueldade que roça o violento e de uma profunda humanidade. Um romance que continua a comover gerações de leitores.


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Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 10 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Feb 15 03:41:17 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 07:46:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 13386418 273426 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.17 640
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 3 false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 08:16:16 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 07:38:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 10264273 673041 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 3 false Wed Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 11 08:18:24 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 07 10:37:53 -0800 2008
Independent People is about the complex intersection of pride and poverty. It is the story of the fiercely strong and intelligent everyman who has little to show for their successes yet holds their successes with high esteem. It...more...]]> 18506749 126815 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 3 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:09:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 09:16:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16020262 77417 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 3 false Thu Feb 21 13:55:33 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 28 23:29:30 -0700 2008
UPDATE: this book was amazing, one of those books that creates a whole world you live in for the time you're reading it. one of those books where, as...more...]]> 13040970 266462 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 3 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 07:00:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 15:05:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2485863 159421 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 3 2 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 08:18:19 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 08:07:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4305268 187558 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 4 2 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 06:54:32 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:27:02 -0800 2009
Some books can be consumed whole, reading sentences, paragraphs, pages, all at once, your consciousn...more...]]> 78044 8384 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 2 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Feb 22 23:36:41 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:05:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8795638 596185 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Nov 07 10:44:45 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 07 10:51:19 -0800 2007
This book took me a little while to get into...more...]]> 27991470 975391 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 2 false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 16:02:49 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 12:19:26 -0700 2008 The Ends of the Earth and was quite taken, so I thought I'd give it a chance. Very glad I did.

How to describe this book? Its subtitle describes it as "an epic," and it is indeed that. The story centers around Bjartur, the patriarch of ...more...]]> 20103695 962317 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 1 false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 21:31:14 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 12:16:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 36277478 32981 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 1 1 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 20:41:29 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 11:56:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 6458904 274942 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 4 1 false Wed Sep 19 15:42:09 -0700 2007 Sat May 10 16:49:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2435869 152428 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 4 1 false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jun 27 05:52:01 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:51:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 30143849 975335 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 4 1 false Thu Aug 14 10:51:24 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 05:48:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18384003 1014754 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Mar 22 11:15:47 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 21:02:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 75430410 566226 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 3 0 false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 18:07:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 18:19:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 23885697 1091386 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 4 1 false Fri Jun 06 15:13:40 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 15:24:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9514300 183639 77287 0679767924 9780679767923 186 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010m/77287.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255649010s/77287.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77287.Independent_People 4.18 680
Halldór Laxness's splendid achievement in this timeless, elemental masterpiece, which was one of the works for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, is to have evoked the mood and rhythm of life in an isolated community in a remote corner of Europe as no other writer has done since the time of the great Icelandic sagas. Richly lyrical, often humorous, conceived on a grand scale, and with a cast of memorable characters, Independent People is one of the truly great poetic novels of our century.]]> 1933 0 1 false Sun Nov 25 09:09:48 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 09:17:13 -0800 2007
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