Having lived in Icel& for nearly four years now, I feel lượt thích I have sầu managed to read quite a lot of the literature that has so vividly coloured this nation’s history. Icelanders, unlike much of the rest of the world, rethành viên their writers and poets far more than any kings or warriors, so indulging in the nation’s poems, novels and sagas is an essential part of soaking up their culture.
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Of course, I have sầu barely scratched the surface of what is out there. Icelanders write more books per capita than any other nation, & approximately one in ten Icelanders have a book of some form published.
Icelanders also have sầu the highest literacy rates in the world (with basically everyone with the capathành phố to lớn be able khổng lồ read knowing how to), và, even in times of poverty & hardship, have considered the skill of reading lớn be an essential part of a child’s upbringing.
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Another recommendation I have sầu is for anycollection of Icelandic folk & fairy tales. I was a tour guide for my first two và a half years in Iceland, và the stories I learnt from them got me through many a quiet group và long drive. Not only will they tell you all about Iceland’s folk characters such as the trolls, elves, & fairies, but the often disturbing lessons you can draw from them tell the reader a lot about Iceland’s conservative sầu, Christian society of old.
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Of course, this các mục is only at its beginnings; Icelandic literature has hooked me, and I only plan to lớn read more. Other than Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s series, I have ‘101 Reykjavík’, ‘Iceland’s Bell’ & ‘Angels of the Universe’ on my to-read danh mục, based on multiple recommendations.
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