![]() The story is based on the life of an actual poet, and is filled with lyrical names that roll off the tongue or tickle the senses: Fótur-undir-Fótaræti, Þórunn of Kambar, and Júel J. This novel chronicles the life of a poet and mystic, an enigmatic man who calls himself Ólafur Kárason of Ljósavík. So, let’s get on with a review of another Laxness book! World Light, like any of Laxness’s works… is but a boulder in a rock slide, one small part of what might be seen as a compulsive lifelong quest to fix a world to the page. I love Sven Birkerts’ description of Laxness’s huge literary presence: Love, you see, is the only thing that pays in the long run, even though it might seem a dead loss in the short run.” Darien’s examination of Light: ![]() Love despite everything, that is the aim and object of life. “The correct understanding of life, let me tell you, is love despite everything. ![]()
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