Die Litanei der Gottesgaben
1972
First Published
3.31
Average Rating
215
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Der Hering ist eine Gabe Gottes. und Gottes Wege sind unerforschlich. In manchen Jahren kommt der Hering in riesigen Schwärmen vor die Küsten Islands; dann kann man innerhalb kürzester Zeit reich werden. doch eines Tages bleibt der Hering plötzlich aus. Der Heringsexporteur Bersi Hjalmarsson lässt sich von dieser Unzuverlässigkeit der göttlichen Vorsehung nicht beeindrucken. Er lebt auf großem Fuß und verspekuliert das Geld seiner Landsleute.
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Author
Halldor Laxness
Author · 18 books
Born Halldór Guðjónsson, he adopted the surname Laxness in honour of Laxnes in Mosfellssveit where he grew up, his family having moved from Reyjavík in 1905. He published his first novel at the age of only 17, the beginning of a long literary career of more than 60 books, including novels, short stories, poetry, and plays. Confirmed a Catholic in 1923, he later moved away from religion and for a long time was sympathetic to Communist politics, which is evident in his novels World Light and Independent People. In 1955 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
