1/2 Moon 1/2 Sun
by Jóanes Nielsen
Description
½ máni ½ sól is the fourth and last novel in this Nordic family saga about the author Eigil Tvibur. It is a tale of violence and deception.
Eigil now lives in Copenhagen together with Marianna. The story begins when Marianna's daughter, Hildegard dies in childbirth. At her funeral people talk about how Eigil helped her out of prostitution and drug addiction in Copenhagen. His efficient help has serious consequences because one day Eigil finds his apartment smashed into pieces and those responsible are from the drug environment in Copenhagen which means that Eigil is now a hunted man. Eigil and Marianna decide to move to the Faroe Islands with the newborn orphan. The saga begins with the measles outbreak in 1846 and ends in 2021 with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Author Biography
Jóanes Nielsen, born in 1953, is an award-winning author and poet whose works deal with political and existential issues. He made his debut in 1978 and has since written several plays, short stories, poetry collections and novels. Several of his works have been translated into other Nordic languages.
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- Publisher Mentunargrunnur Studentafelagsins
- Publication Date December 2022
- Orginal LanguageFaroese
- ISBN/Identifier 9789997205315
- Publication Country or regionFaroe Islands
- FormatPaperback
- Pages196
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Title1/2 máni 1/2 sól
- Copyright Year2019
- SeriesBrahmadellarnir
- Series Part4
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