About the book
'Magical and disturbing' Adam Thirlwell
An astonishing, mind-bending novel about a woman discovering a community of swan-people from one of Iceland's greatest writers.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ICELANDIC WOMEN'S LITERATURE PRIZE*
In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva is about to discover something that will upend her life.
Elísabet likes to take long solitary walks near the lake. One day, she sees two creatures emerging from the water, half-human, half-swan. She follows them through tangles of thickets into a strange new reality.
Pulled into the monomaniacal, and often violent, quest of the swanfolk, Elísabet finds her own mind increasingly untrustworthy. Soon, she is forced to reckon with the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings, and a past life she has been trying to evade.
'Ómarsdottir's skills as a poet and playwright are evident' Helen Oyeyemi, New York Review of Books
Editions of Swanfolk
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529115710
- EBook
- ISBN 9781473598270
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781529199154
Read an Excerpt
'Magical and disturbing' Adam Thirlwell
An astonishing, mind-bending novel about a woman discovering a community of swan-people from one of Iceland's greatest writers.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ICELANDIC WOMEN'S LITERATURE PRIZE*
In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva is about to discover something that will upend her life.
Elísabet likes to take long solitary walks near the lake. One day, she sees two creatures emerging from the water, half-human, half-swan. She follows them through tangles of thickets into a strange new reality.
Pulled into the monomaniacal, and often violent, quest of the swanfolk, Elísabet finds her own mind increasingly untrustworthy. Soon, she is forced to reckon with the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings, and a past life she has been trying to evade.
'Ómarsdottir's skills as a poet and playwright are evident' Helen Oyeyemi, New York Review of Books
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'Magical and disturbing' Adam Thirlwell
An astonishing, mind-bending novel about a woman discovering a community of swan-people from one of Iceland's greatest writers.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ICELANDIC WOMEN'S LITERATURE PRIZE*
In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva is about to discover something that will upend her life.
Elísabet likes to take long solitary walks near the lake. One day, she sees two creatures emerging from the water, half-human, half-swan. She follows them through tangles of thickets into a strange new reality.
Pulled into the monomaniacal, and often violent, quest of the swanfolk, Elísabet finds her own mind increasingly untrustworthy. Soon, she is forced to reckon with the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings, and a past life she has been trying to evade.
'Ómarsdottir's skills as a poet and playwright are evident' Helen Oyeyemi, New York Review of Books
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Swanfolk?
Fiction > Speculative fiction
Where can I read a sample of Swanfolk?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781529115710
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Swanfolk?
Kristín Ómarsdóttir
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Swanfolk is available as paperback(ISBN 9781529115710) and ebook(ISBN 9781473598270) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781529199154)
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