{"product_id":"the-heart-of-man-9781771967143","title":"The Heart of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe final installment of Jón Kalman Stefánsson's Trilogy About the Boy is a profound exploration of life, love and desire written with a sublime simplicity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter coming through the blizzard that almost cost them everything, the postman Jens and the boy rest in a fishing community at the edge of the world to recover from their ordeal before returning once again to their village. But the northern summers are short and the sea is always present, and fish remain more valuable than men. And the chorus of drowned fisherfolk whisper tales full of silver, regret, smiles, and cruelty, in the hope that hidden within such stories are words that will free us from this tug of war between Heaven and Hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the awe-inspiring wilderness of the north of Iceland, \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Man \u003c\/em\u003econcludes a modern Icelandic saga about a boy and the community of the living and dead who congregate around him, offering a profound exploration of life, love, and desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jón Kalman Stefánsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771967143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJón Kalman Stefánsson\u003c\/b\u003e's novels have been nominated three times for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature and his novel \u003ci\u003eSummer Light, and then Comes the Night\u003c\/i\u003e received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005. In 2011 he was awarded the prestigious P. O. Enquist Award. His books include \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrow of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize; and\u003ci\u003e Fish Have No Feet\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. He lives in Reykjavík, Iceland.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Roughton\u003c\/strong\u003e is a scholar of Old Norse and medieval literature and an award-winning translator of Icelandic literature, having translated works by numerous writers including Halldór Laxness. He was the winner of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize for his translation of Jón Kalman Stefánsson's \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Man\u003c\/em\u003e, and shortlisted for the same prize for \u003cem\u003eAbout the Size of the Universe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"J\u0026#195;\u0026#179;n Kalman Stef\u0026#195;\u0026#161;nsson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483769417885,"sku":"9781771967143","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2a90ca27-dd1d-4f30-bd1e-a7d31e50b937.jpg?v=1782289066","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-heart-of-man-9781771967143","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}