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Title: An excellent anthology
Review: I used this book as a text for a world literature class I once taught, and I'd have to say the selections are quite strong. Of course, Iceland has long had a deep and abiding commitment to literature. Anyone who's ever flown through Keflavik would probably share with me an amazement at how many books there were at the duty-free shop alone. This is a culture that loves literature, and it really shows in this anthology. Of particular note is the wonderful Halldor Laxness play "The Pigeon Banquet," which as far as I know is only found in translation in this anthology. Jane Smiley is right when she says one of the great joys in literature is discovering Laxness' work for the first time, and this play alone is worth the price of the anthology. I hope that this volume becomes available again.
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