Set against the stark backdrop of the Icelandic winter, an elusive, enigmatic fox leads a hunter on a transformative quest. At the edge of the hunter's territory, a naturalist struggles to build a life for his charge, a young woman with Down syndrome whom he had rescued from a shipwreck years before. By the end of Sjon's slender, spellbinding fable of a novel, none of their lives will be the same. Winner of the 2005 Nordic Council Literature Prize--the Nordic world's highest literary honor--"The Blue Fox "is part mystery, part fairy tale, and the perfect introduction to a mind-bending, world-class literary talent.
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Set against the stark backdrop of the Icelandic winter, an elusive, enigmatic fox leads a hunter on a transformative quest. At the edge of the hunter's territory, a naturalist struggles to build a life for his charge, a young woman with Down syndrome whom he had rescued from a shipwreck years before. By the end of Sjon's slender, spellbinding fable of a novel, none of their lives will be the same. Winner of the 2005 Nordic Council Literature Prize--the Nordic world's highest literary honor--"The Blue Fox "is part mystery, part fairy tale, and the perfect introduction to a mind-bending, world-class literary talent.
Imprint | Farrar Straus Giroux |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2013 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2013 |
Authors | Sjon |
Translators | Victoria Cribb |
Dimensions | 189 x 125 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 115 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-374-11445-9 |
Barcode | 9780374114459 |
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LSN | 0-374-11445-5 |