Cold-War Confrontations: Gerpla and its Early Reviewers
ABSTRACT: Halldór Laxness wrote Gerpla during tumultuous times in Icelandic history. In 1944 the country had gained its independence after 682 years of rule from the Scandinavian mainland, and in June 1946 the Alþingi (Parliament) agreed that the United States would have continued use of the Keflaví...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ccf27c0634ef48bf9c51b960acb24168 2023-07-02T03:32:49+02:00 Cold-War Confrontations: Gerpla and its Early Reviewers Shaun F. D. Hughes 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan169 https://doaj.org/article/ccf27c0634ef48bf9c51b960acb24168 EN FR eng fre University of Alberta Library https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/169 https://doaj.org/toc/0823-1796 https://doaj.org/toc/2816-5187 doi:10.29173/scancan169 0823-1796 2816-5187 https://doaj.org/article/ccf27c0634ef48bf9c51b960acb24168 Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol 26 (2019) History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia DL1-1180 Language and Literature P article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan169 2023-06-11T00:34:57Z ABSTRACT: Halldór Laxness wrote Gerpla during tumultuous times in Icelandic history. In 1944 the country had gained its independence after 682 years of rule from the Scandinavian mainland, and in June 1946 the Alþingi (Parliament) agreed that the United States would have continued use of the Keflavík airbase for six and a half years. There was considerable social unrest at this, which increased in 1949 when the Alþingi voted to join NATO and a large crowd tried to storm the parliament building. Gerpla was published on December 5, 1952. This article focuses on early reviews of the novel, illustrating how these reviews were often less about the novel per se, and more about contemporary events and personalities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Keflavík Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Keflavík ENVELOPE(-22.567,-22.567,64.000,64.000) Scandinavian-Canadian Studies 26 208 219 |
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ABSTRACT: Halldór Laxness wrote Gerpla during tumultuous times in Icelandic history. In 1944 the country had gained its independence after 682 years of rule from the Scandinavian mainland, and in June 1946 the Alþingi (Parliament) agreed that the United States would have continued use of the Keflavík airbase for six and a half years. There was considerable social unrest at this, which increased in 1949 when the Alþingi voted to join NATO and a large crowd tried to storm the parliament building. Gerpla was published on December 5, 1952. This article focuses on early reviews of the novel, illustrating how these reviews were often less about the novel per se, and more about contemporary events and personalities. |
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