Nothing to Be Rescued
- Auteur: Ásta Sigurðardóttir (IJsland)
- Soort boek: verhalen
- Engelse vertaling: Meg Matich
- Uitgever: Nordisk Books
- Verschijnt: 23 november 2023
- Omvang: 192 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback
- Prijs: £ 11.99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon
Flaptekst van het boek met de verzamelde verhalen van Ásta Sigurðardóttir
Collected here for the first time in English, the short stories of Ásta Sigurðardóttir (1 april 1930 – 21 december 1971) mark the breakthrough of modernism in Icelandic prose, though she herself remains a somewhat unsung figure in the island’s contemporary literary history. Sigurðardóttir’s poetic and hallucinogenically-beautiful stories, often written from the perspective of a naïve girl or young woman, grapple with violence in mid-twentieth century Iceland from the vantage points of marginalised voices. Many narrativize strife—sexual, physical, and psychological abuse; houselessness, alcoholism, and income inequality; extramarital pregnancy, unsafe abortion, and child loss—while still others vibrate with the natural forces of Iceland.
Sigurðardóttir’s stories are all dictated by a voice of surprising ability and volume for such a young writer, who died tragically at age 41. In Meg Matich’s translation, Sigurðardóttir’s bold voice resounds for a new generation of readers.