About the book
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres—and \"a diverse and masterly writer” (The New York Times Book Review)—comes an enthralling epic tale, written in the tradition of the old Norse sagas, that takes us to fourteenth-century Greenland and tells the story of a proud landowner and his unforgettable family.
Jane Smiley brings us to a farflung place of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark mountains. This is the story of one family: proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose willful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling center of this unforgettable book. Jane Smiley immerses us in this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real but dear to us.
Editions of The Greenlanders
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394551203
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517699393
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781400095469
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307788047
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres—and \"a diverse and masterly writer” (The New York Times Book Review)—comes an enthralling epic tale, written in the tradition of the old Norse sagas, that takes us to fourteenth-century Greenland and tells the story of a proud landowner and his unforgettable family.
Jane Smiley brings us to a farflung place of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark mountains. This is the story of one family: proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose willful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling center of this unforgettable book. Jane Smiley immerses us in this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real but dear to us.
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What is The Greenlanders about?
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres—and \"a diverse and masterly writer” (The New York Times Book Review)—comes an enthralling epic tale, written in the tradition of the old Norse sagas, that takes us to fourteenth-century Greenland and tells the story of a proud landowner and his unforgettable family.
Jane Smiley brings us to a farflung place of glittering fjords, blasting winds, sun-warmed meadows, and high, dark mountains. This is the story of one family: proud landowner Asgeir Gunnarsson; his daughter Margret, whose willful independence leads her into passionate adultery and exile; and his son Gunnar, whose quest for knowledge is at the compelling center of this unforgettable book. Jane Smiley immerses us in this world of farmers, priests, and lawspeakers, of hunts and feasts and long-standing feuds, and by an act of literary magic, makes a remote time, place, and people not only real but dear to us.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Greenlanders?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The Greenlanders?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780394551203
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Greenlanders?
Jane Smiley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Greenlanders is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394551203) and hardcover(ISBN 9780517699393) and paperback(ISBN 9781400095469) and ebook(ISBN 9780307788047)
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