A Parish Chronicle

Halldór Laxness (author), Philip Roughton (translator)

Paperback Published on: 02/07/2026; Language: English, Icelandic (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

An intimate, magical novel about one enduring church in a rural Icelandic valley - an ode to a quiet way of life now lost to time forever

The resting place of legendary Viking warrior Egil Skallagrímsson’s skull, Mosfell Church is a lonely, country church, fated to be destroyed. But as the plans to destroy it take shape, stories, myth and folklore abound in one magical last attempt to leave Mosfell standing.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days

Publisher information

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781529985757
Number of pages: 128
Dimensions: 199 x 131 x 10 mm
Weight: 110g
Languages: English, Icelandic (Original language of a translated text)