![]() Evoking the moment when Iceland's saga culture met the new narrative form of the cinema and when the isolated island became swept up in global events, this is the story of a misfit transformed by his experiences in a world where life and death, reality and imagination, secrets and revelations jostle for dominance. ![]() Moonstone : Sjón : 9780374536923 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. When the Spanish flu epidemic comes ashore, killing hundreds of townspeople and forcing thousands to their sick beds, the shadows that linger at the edges of existence grow darker and Mani is forced to re-evaluate both the society around him and his role in it. Moonstone by Sjón, 9780374536923, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Asleep, he dreams in pictures, the threads of his own life weaving through the tapestry of the films he loves. Awake, he lives on the fringes of society. Sixteen-year-old Mani Steinn lives for the movies. Yet despite the natural disaster, the shortage of coal and the Great War still raging in the outside world, life in the small capital goes on as always. ![]() ![]() The eruptions of the Katla volcano darken the sky night and day. Award-winning novelist, poet, and Björk collaborator Sjón ( From the Mouth of the Whale, 2008, etc. ![]()
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