Kalmann by Joachim Schmidt
Kalmann is the self-appointed Sheriff of Raufarhofn. Day by day, he treks the wide plains which surround the almost deserted village, hunts Arctic foxes and lays bait to catch the Greenland sharks he turns into the Icelandic fermented delicacy, hakarl. Kalmann has everything under control. Inside his head, however, the wheels sometimes spin backwards. One winter, after he discovers a pool of blood in the snow, the swiftly unfolding events threaten to overwhelm him. But he knows that his native wisdom and pure-hearted courage will see him through. How can anything go wrong with Kalmann in charge?
"Schmidt’s novels show a sensitivity to how the accumulation of seemingly small events makes up the drama of human lifeIn his recent works, he has built literary bridges between his birth country Switzerland, and Iceland, the country he lives in. In them, as elsewhere, he proves that it is by telling our shared histories and sharing our individual stories that we overcome being strangers and instead meet eye to eye as citizens of a single world." Sjón
Joachim B. Schmidt, born in Grisons, Switzerland in 1981, is a journalist and the author of novels and numerous short stories. He emigrated to Iceland in 2007, where he lives with his family in Reykjavík and also works as a tour guide. "Kalmann" is his first novel to be translated into English.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913394684 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913394689 |
| Title | Kalmann |
| Author | Joachim Schmidt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Year published | 2022-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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