Cold-War Confrontations: Gerpla and its Early Reviewers

• Published in: Scandinavian-Canadian Studies
• Main Author: Shaun F. D. Hughes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: University of Alberta Library 2019
• Subjects: History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia; DL1-1180; Language and Literature; P; Keflavík
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan169; https://doaj.org/article/ccf27c0634ef48bf9c51b960acb24168

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...