Books by Bergsveinn Birgisson
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review 1: To be fair, this book could get more stars perhaps if I understood its Icelandic historical references outlined at the end of the book. I enjoy first person unreliable narrator novels as this is. For the most part it was a good book. Not great but short enough for me to want t...
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review 1: Ennui est le premier mot qui me vient à l’esprit lorsque je repense à l’écoute de ce livre.Je n’ai pas été touchée par cette lettre, cette déclaration d’amour post-mortem. J’ai trouvé certains passages intéressants (en particulier ceux qui expliquent la vie paysanne en Islande) m...
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review 1: I like stories from other cultures. This one starts in post-WWII Iceland in voice of Bjarni who has received a letter from former lover Helga. Eventually, but much later, he decides to write her back. We see how complicated and sad and beautiful life is for this very bright and s...