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书籍信息
- 作者：Jón Kalman Stefánsson
- ISBN：9780857054418
书籍介绍
Keflavik:atownthathasbeencalledthedarkestplaceinIceland,surroundedbyblacklavafields,hemmedinbyaseathatmaynotbefished.ItslivelihooddependsentirelyonaU.S.militarybase,aconduitforAmericaninfluencesthatshapedIcelandiccultureandethicsfromthe1950stothedawningofthenewmillennium.
ItistoKeflavikthatAri-awriterandpublisher-returnsfromCopenhagenatthebehestofhisdyingfather,twoyearsafterwalkingoutonhiswifeandchildren.Heisbesetbymemoriesofhisyouth,spentormisspentlisteningtoPinkFloydandtheBeatles,fraternisingwithAmericanservicemen-whoareregardedbythelocalswithamixtureofadmirationandcontempt-anddiscoveringgirls.Thereisonegirlinparticularhecouldneverforget-herfatehasstayedwithhimallhislife.
Lostingriefandnostalgia,heisalsocaughtupinthestoryofhowhisgrandparentsfellinloveinNordfjordurontheeasterncoast,afishingvillageaworldawayfrommodernKeflavik,attimewhentheoldwaysstillheldsway.TheirtragicloveaffairunfoldedagainstthebackdropofIceland'sharshnatureandunforgivingelements.
FishhavenoFeetisatoncethestoryofasingularfamilyandanepicofIcelandichistoryandculture.ItoffersanuniqueinsightintomodernIceland,andthewaysinwhichithasbeenshapedbyoutsideinfluences.Asparklingnoveloflove,pain,lossandlifelongdesirethatmarriesthepoetic,elementalstyleofHeavenandHell,TheSorrowofAngelsandTheHeartofMantoamodernframeofreferenceandsensibility.
