Justice Undone
Appearance
Author | Thor Vilhjálmsson |
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Original title | Grámosinn glóir |
Translator | Bernard Scudder |
Language | Icelandic |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | Förlaget Svart á hvítu |
Publication date | 1986 |
Published in English | 1998 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | 1-899197-10-9 |
OCLC | 32700822 |
839/.6934 21 | |
LC Class | PT7511.T39 G7313 1993 |
Justice Undone (Icelandic: Grámosinn glóir) is a novel by Icelandic author Thor Vilhjálmsson. It was published in 1986.
This crime story is based on an Icelandic trial dating back to the 19th century when two half-siblings were accused of having committed incest. The novel pivots on the magistrate of the trial who has just returned from his studies in Copenhagen.[1]
In 1988, Thor won the Nordic Council Literature Prize for the book.[1] It was translated to English in 1998 by Bernard Scudder.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1988 Thor Vilhjálmsson, Island: Grámosinn glóir | Nordiskt samarbete". www.norden.org.