Tre mand vendte tilbage

by Guðbergur Bergsson

På et isoleret sted ved Islands sydkyst, hvor der aldrig sker noget som helst, modtager man efterretninger om verdenskrigens rædsler. Inden man ved af det, har begivenhederne sendt deres forgreninger til stedet, og nutiden holder sit indtog med uforudsigelige følger.

Forfatteren tegner et knivskarpt billede af et samfund ved et vendepunkt, af menneskets evige kamp for sin tilværelse, kampen mod uvidenhed og ensomhed, og mellem sandhed og løgn, mod dumhed og griskhed.

Og historien gentager sig til stadighed under nye og ændrede vilkår, generationer kommer og går ... men slægtens ånd fornægter sig ikke, ingen kan flygte fra sig selv.

Romanen er nomineret til Nordisk Råds litteraturpris 2016.

207 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Guðbergur qualified as a teacher from the Iceland University of Education in 1955, went to Spain for further studies and graduated in Spanish, Literature and Art History from the University of Barcelona in 1958. Since then he has spent much of his time in Spain.
His first books, the novel Músin sem læðist (The Mouse That Creeps) and the poetry collection Endurtekin orð (Repeated Words), appeared in 1961. Since then he has published numerous books of various kinds: short stories, over 20 novels, children's books, autobiographical novels and more. He has also written articles about literature, art, and social issues for newspapers and magazines.
Guðbergur Bergsson is one of Iceland's most prolific translators from Spanish and has thus played an important part in introducing Spanish and Latin-American authors in Iceland. His own books have been translated into several languages and the novel Svanurinn (The Swan) has received critical acclaim in many countries. Guðbergur received the Nordic Prize from the Swedish Academy in 2004.

Reviews

[Maria Bache · Rating 3 out of 5]

Da-dum da-dum da-dum. Bergsson fortæller og prøver at skrive mundtligt. Jeg synes ikke, det lykkes helt