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Mörg Eru Ljónsins Eyru
''Mörg eru ljónsins eyru'' (literally, 'Many are the Lion's Ears', or, in the publisher's translation, 'The Lion has Many Ears'), published in Reykjavík in 2010 by JPV, is an Icelandic crime novel by Þórunn Erlu-Valdimarsdóttir set between 1995 and 2009. It is to a large extent an adaptation of the famous medieval Icelandic saga ''Laxdæla saga''; in the assessment of Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson, 'the love triangle of ''Laxdæla saga'' is here dragged screaming into the present, though some parts of the story were clearly written before the Crash, others after'. The novel was nominated for the fiction category of the Icelandic Literary Prize in 2010, and for the 2011 Blóðdropinn prize for Icelandic crime fiction — though in the view of Bjarni Ólafsson, 'as a crime-novel, the novel doesn't manage to get off the ground', whereas 'as a dramatic tragedy, on the other hand, the book is a considerable achievement'. Summary The novel is to a large extent an adaptation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JPV Publishers
JPV was an Icelandic publishing house, established in 2001 by Jóhann Páll Valdimarsson Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname meani ..., from whose initials the press takes its name. On 1 October 2007, JPV merged with the publishers Mál og menning, Vaka-Helgafell and Bókaútgáfan Iðunn under the name Forlagið. However, books continue to be published under the JPV imprint. (25 November 2007). References External links Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |