Miss Iceland (novel)
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2018 novel
| First edition | |
| Author | Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ungfrú Ísland |
| Translator | Brian FitzGibbon |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | Iceland |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 2018 |
Published in English | 2020 |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-0802149237 |
Miss Iceland (Icelandic: Ungfrú Ísland) is a 2018 novel by award-winning novelist Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir.[1]
Set in the conservative Icelandic society of the 1960s, this novel showcases Hekla, a woman eager to become a writer and free herself from social prejudice.
References
[edit ]- ^ McCalpin, Heller (16 June 2020). "Miss Iceland is a Subdued, Powerful Portrait of a Suppressed Society". Grove Atlantic.
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