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001 2012913020
003 DLC
005 20140622073338.0
008 130215s2013 nvua 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2012913020
020 $a9781612187174 (pbk.)
020 $a161218717X (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn813932009
040 $aYDXCP$beng$cYDXCP$dBTCTA$dOCLCQ$dIMR$dGL9$dWIM$dOCP$dORX$dQUE$dBDX$dDLC
041 1 $aeng$hice
042 $alccopycat
043 $ae-ic---
050 00 $aPT7513.B47$bS8813 2013
082 04 $a[Fic]
082 04 $a839/.6934$223
100 0 $aBergsveinn Birgisson,$d1971-
240 10 $aSvar viđ bréfi Helgu.$lEnglish
245 10 $aReply to a letter from Helga /$cBergsveinn Birgisson ; translated by Philip Roughton ; illustrations by Kjartan Hallur.
260 $aLas Vegas, NV :$bAmazonCrossing,$cc2013.
300 $a123 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
546 $aTranslation from Icelandic of: Svar viđ bréfi Helgu, first published in 2011 by Bjartur.
520 $a"Bjarni has long held on to a letter from former lover Helga, with whom he shared an illicit, impassioned love. Her letter invited him to leave his wife and his farm and pursue prosperity in the city, where World War II had brought an influx of American marines and opportunities for work. But he chose not to reply. Years later, as he reflects on a long and simple life among the sheep in the Icelandic hillsides, he finally finds himself ready to explain why"--P. [4] of cover.
651 0 $aIceland$vFiction.
700 0 $aKjartan Hallur,$d1970-
700 1 $aRoughton, Philip.