The Sea Road: A Novel
5 journalers for this copy...
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to finally find a copy - it has been out of print for a while. The books is told alternately from the points of view of Gudrid, who describes her childhood in Iceland and her voyage to Greenland during the middle ages, and Agnar, a monk who transcribes her story in Rome. The author makes use of Norse mythology in telling her story.
The writing is beautiful and the story has a very eerie feel.
The writing is beautiful and the story has a very eerie feel.
Journal Entry 2 by waltzingmatilda at Mokkaflip (Neumarkt, ehem. OBCZ) in Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Friday, August 19, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (8/19/2005 UTC) at Mokkaflip (Neumarkt, ehem. OBCZ) in Leipzig, Sachsen Germany
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I am going to leave this book in the bookshelf at the Mokkaflip coffeeshop on Universitätsstraße.
I am going to leave this book in the bookshelf at the Mokkaflip coffeeshop on Universitätsstraße.
Steht nun in unserem Regal und möchte weiter wandern
Hab ich mir für Postcrossing ausgesucht.
Journal Entry 5 by goldpet at Cafe Alabama in Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Sunday, September 14, 2008
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Kommt Morgen mit zur neu Eröffnug des Cafe Alabama (vormals Grüne Tomate)
Kommt Morgen mit zur neu Eröffnug des Cafe Alabama (vormals Grüne Tomate)
Ich weiß nicht wie es seinen Weg zu mir gefunden hat, aber das Buch habe ich heute in meinem Briefkasten im Studentenwohnheim entdeckt, vielen Dank für diese anonyme Weihnachtsüberraschung!
I don't know how this book found it's way to my mailbox, but thank you for this Christmas surprise!
I don't know how this book found it's way to my mailbox, but thank you for this Christmas surprise!
Gelesen für die Bergabbauchchallenge im Januar 2012 zum Thema "Schöne weite Welt"
I enjoyed reading the book although in the end I missed a lot of details. Gudrid's childhood and her journeys to Greenland and Vinland and what happens there is explained in datail, but what happens when they are back in Iceland and how she experiences the king's court in Norway and how and why she is travelling to Rome is just slightly ripped.
Recieved this book as a controlled release by mail.
