The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson
Heiteres Jugendland mit deinen Meeren und Inseln, Sey mir gegr t Nach dir sehnt sich das weinende Herz Sch nes hab' ich getr umt, und mit liebendem Sinne gebildet, Aber die Tr ume floh'n, ach und ich ward nicht gestillt: Ewig strebet das Herz und hei aus den zw ngenden Schranken, Weil es da leider nicht fand, was es so gl hend gesucht. Weiter und weiter strebt's und dr ngt' es im schwellenden Busen; Ach wie so innig und warm sehnst du verlangend dich fort Dr ben da hebt sich ein heiteres Land aus wallendem Meere, Wie aus des Himmels Blau jugendlich Morgengew lk. L chelnd und gr nend ruht es im Ku der milderen Sonne; Weicher entquillt der Natur dr ben der mildere Geist. Dunkel auf blumiger H b' erhebet die Krone der Lorbeer, Und die L fte wie lau, und das Gestade wie gr n D mmernd verm hlen der Luft sich der blauenden Berge Gestalten; Wie die Fernen im Hauch linderen Duftes ergl hn Alles so reg' und alles so zart, in tieferer F lle Hat er, der ewige Geist, liebender dr ben verweilt? Wei , wie die Sonne, bekr nzt sich am Ufer das lockige M dchen, Wo um das Myrrtengestr uch spielet der wogende Schwan. Stolz, wie die S ule sich th rmt, das gewaltige Denkmal der Vorzeit, Stehet der J ngling, von Kraft feurig den Busen geschwellt. Ach wie so sinnig das Bild, das entfaltete Wird es noch werden? Wird sich der Blume Pracht dr ngen aus h llendem Keim? Wiederkehrt es Du ahnst es so tief du verlangst es so ahnend Liebender Busen es kehrt wieder die gl ckliche Zeit.
Intriguing. . This spooky novel draws on Icelandic sagas to create an atmosphere of growing menace. * The Times, CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR *
An intensely gripping mystery, Ragnar Jonasson is a poet of the "dark, wet and cold", of the "gloom, cold and rain". The climactic revelations are credible and moving * The Times, BOOK OF THE MONTH *
A creepy tale * The Times *
A master of the Icelandic thriller * New York Post *
With the bleakest of landscapes and some supernatural undertones, this is one creepy thriller that'll have you leaving ALL the lights on * Vogue Scandinavia *
Spooky, sophisticated. Jonasson is strong on atmosphere * Sunday Times *
Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir * Daily Mail *
With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jonasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending * Daily Record *
A chilling psychological thriller with an unexpected ending that will haunt the reader * The Canberra Times *
Haunting psychological novel tinged with the supernatural * Daily Record *
With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jónasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending * Sunday Express *
Lean, compulsive. Great stories that combine traditional puzzle-solving of the golden age crime fiction with a moody expansive psychology * The Times *
Fiendishy clever trilogy * Financial Times *
A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way. The isolated village and the pre-smartphone 1980s setting create a sense of claustrophobia that combines with the villagers' secrecy and the hint of supernatural elements to infuse strong foreboding throughout what is ultimately revealed to be a story about trust * Booklist *
The Icelandic king of crime * Göteborgsposten *
A deeply atmospheric mystery * Choice Magazine *
Few among the country's authors match Jonasson in conveying insular abandonment . . . excellent * Toronto Star *
Ragnar Jonasson's impeccable plotting is really a wonder of the crime genre . . . a masterfully conceived horror novel * Dayton Daily News *
Perfect for anyone who loves Nordic crime noir, the colder the better. The writing really brings alive a bleak, cold environment in which Una is struggling to survive and maintain her sanity * CADs Magazine *
A demonic piece of horror * Dayton Daily News *
Praise for Ragnar Jónasson * - *
Triumphant conclusion to the trilogy. Only Ragnar Jónasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking. * Sunday Times (on the Hidden Iceland trilogy) *
Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today
The red hot crime writer from the frozen north . . . One of the most important voices on the international crime scene * The Times *
An intensely gripping mystery, Ragnar Jonasson is a poet of the "dark, wet and cold", of the "gloom, cold and rain". The climactic revelations are credible and moving * The Times, BOOK OF THE MONTH *
A creepy tale * The Times *
A master of the Icelandic thriller * New York Post *
With the bleakest of landscapes and some supernatural undertones, this is one creepy thriller that'll have you leaving ALL the lights on * Vogue Scandinavia *
Spooky, sophisticated. Jonasson is strong on atmosphere * Sunday Times *
Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir * Daily Mail *
With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jonasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending * Daily Record *
A chilling psychological thriller with an unexpected ending that will haunt the reader * The Canberra Times *
Haunting psychological novel tinged with the supernatural * Daily Record *
With his trademark elegant prose and atmospheric sense of place, Jónasson weaves a slow-burning, haunting tale with a chilling ending * Sunday Express *
Lean, compulsive. Great stories that combine traditional puzzle-solving of the golden age crime fiction with a moody expansive psychology * The Times *
Fiendishy clever trilogy * Financial Times *
A mist-shrouded blend of horror and psychological thriller . . . works in every way. The isolated village and the pre-smartphone 1980s setting create a sense of claustrophobia that combines with the villagers' secrecy and the hint of supernatural elements to infuse strong foreboding throughout what is ultimately revealed to be a story about trust * Booklist *
The Icelandic king of crime * Göteborgsposten *
A deeply atmospheric mystery * Choice Magazine *
Few among the country's authors match Jonasson in conveying insular abandonment . . . excellent * Toronto Star *
Ragnar Jonasson's impeccable plotting is really a wonder of the crime genre . . . a masterfully conceived horror novel * Dayton Daily News *
Perfect for anyone who loves Nordic crime noir, the colder the better. The writing really brings alive a bleak, cold environment in which Una is struggling to survive and maintain her sanity * CADs Magazine *
A demonic piece of horror * Dayton Daily News *
Praise for Ragnar Jónasson * - *
Triumphant . . . Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense
* Ian Rankin *Triumphant conclusion to the trilogy. Only Ragnar Jónasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking. * Sunday Times (on the Hidden Iceland trilogy) *
Is this the best crime writer in the world today? . . . He's truly a master of his genre
* The Times Online *Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today
It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction
* The Times *A world-class crime writer. One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction. A triumphant conclusion to the trilogy [that] makes Iceland's pre-eminence in the crime genre even more marked
* The Sunday Times *The red hot crime writer from the frozen north . . . One of the most important voices on the international crime scene * The Times *
Ragnar Jónasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over two million books in thirty-two countries worldwide. He was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavík University. He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, from the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241400128 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241400120 |
| Title | The Girl Who Died |
| Author | Ragnar Jónasson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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