Guest the One-Eyed [omnibus]
by Gunnar Gunnarsson
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Excerpt from Guest the One-EyedHe had come from the trading station, and was on his way home to his own hut in the mountains; the store-keeper had refused to grant him further credit, and in consequence, he had chosen to return by this lonely track across the hills, where he was sure of meeting no one on his way. It was hard to come home at Christmas-time with empty hands to empty pots and hungry mouths.His only comfort was the snow. It fell so thickly as to shut out all around, and seemed show more to numb even the poor peasant 's despair within the dismal prison of his mind.Now and again he heard a sound - the whir and cackle of ptarmigan flying overhead.Suddenly a gust of wind sent the snow flying over the ground. Another - and then gust followed gust, growing at last to a veritable hurricane, that swept the very snow clouds from the sky. And as if by magic, a vast plain of snow lay open to his eyes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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Novelist, poet, and dramatist, Gunnarsson was prolific in all the genres he chose, including the short story and historical novel. Like many other Icelandic writers, Gunnarsson spent a period in Copenhagen, returning to Iceland in 1939 and writing in both Danish and Icelandic. He is known as a brilliant interpreter of Icelandic life, particularly show more that of its humble people, and as a writer of subtle psychological novels of romantic theme. The Black Cliffs (1939) is one of these, having to do with a young couple's involvement in a sensational murder case. The History of the Family at Borg (1912--14), translated as Guest the One-Eyed (1920), and the autobiographical The Church on the Mountain (1923--28) are Gunnarsson's best-known works. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Guest the One-Eyed [omnibus]
- Original title
- Borgslægtens Historie
- Original publication date
- 1912-1914
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- Borgslægtens Historie was originally published in four separate parts. The third part was called Gaest den Enøjede, which translates to English as Guest the One-Eyed. But when the full four parts were published in English,... (show all) they were published as one work entitled Guest the One-Eyed. Please, do not combine the English work Guest the One-Eyed with the Danish work Gaest den Enøjede or the Icelandic work Gestur Eineygði.
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