Woman at 1,000 Degrees
eBook - ePub

Woman at 1,000 Degrees

The International Bestseller

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Woman at 1,000 Degrees

The International Bestseller

About this book

'Incredibly funny, incredibly insightful and incredibly moving' Fiona Mozley, author of Hot Stew

A darkly comic and explosive tale of a world at war and one island girl's struggle to survive

Eighty-year old Herra Björnsson lies alone in her garage waiting to die. Oh, she has two weeks left, maybe three - she has booked her cremation appointment, at a blistering 1,000 degrees, so it won't be long. But until then she has her cigarettes, her laptop, a World War II grenade, and her memories to sustain her.

One of the most original narrators in literary history, Herra takes readers with her on a dazzling ride of a novel as she reflects - in a voice by turns darkly funny, poignant and always, always smart - on the mishaps, tragedies and turns of luck that shaped her life. And with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit, she has survived it all. As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, Hallgrímur Helgason tells the deeply moving story of a woman swept up by the forces of history.

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Information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2018
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781786071682
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Author’s Note
  4. 1: 1929 Model 2009
  5. 2: Feu de Cologne 2009
  6. 3: Herra Björnsson 1929
  7. 4: Hotel Iceland 1928
  8. 5: The Braces of Iceland 1929
  9. 6: Lóa 2009
  10. 7: Svefneyjar 1929
  11. 8: A Thousand Fathoms 2009
  12. 9: ‘Your Cab Is Here’ 1959
  13. 10: The Jónic Order 1959–1969
  14. 11: Große Freiheit 1960
  15. 12: Beatles Party in Hamburg 1960
  16. 13: My Own Herra 2009
  17. 14: Blitz Cancer 2009
  18. 15: Flames of Purgatory 2009
  19. 16: Gudjón and Dóra 2009
  20. 17: Behind the Seven Summers 1929
  21. 18: The Haymaker 1936
  22. 19: The Icelandic Tradition of Silence 2009
  23. 20: From Lass to Lady 1937
  24. 21: Lone Bang 1937
  25. 22: Leader-Induced Paralysis 1937
  26. 23: Aldon Heath 2009
  27. 24: Fire Organ 1953
  28. 25: The Cogwheel of Time 2009
  29. 26: On the Fifth Floor in Lübeck 1940
  30. 27: Mother and Daughter in Copenhagen 1940
  31. 28: ‘Hi, Litla!’ 1940
  32. 29: Death of a Soldier 1940
  33. 30: Mashed Turnip 1940
  34. 31: Danish Primary School 1940
  35. 32: Other People’s Poop 1940
  36. 33: Anneli 1940
  37. 34: Sexual Science Class 1940
  38. 35: Bitch’s Belly and a God Named Dust 2009
  39. 36: Everyone Loves War 2009
  40. 37: Womanhood 1940
  41. 38: Young Witch 1940
  42. 39: Birthday Boy 1940
  43. 40: Surf White 1940
  44. 41: Farewell, Copenhagen 1941
  45. 42: Night Mail 2009
  46. 43: Mother of Kings 1959-1969
  47. 44: End of Childhood 1941
  48. 45: Amrum 1941
  49. 46: Heike and Maike 1941
  50. 47: Red Lips, Black Shoes 1941
  51. 48: The Man from the Sky 1941
  52. 49: The Leather Jacket 1941
  53. 50: Branded 1941
  54. 51: A Night in Norddorf 1941
  55. 52: Herr A 1941
  56. 53: Daughters-in-Law 2009
  57. 54: Rainmaker 2002
  58. 55: Prince Potato 2002
  59. 56: Break-in 2002
  60. 57: Rat 2002
  61. 58: Frozen Stone 1942
  62. 59: Hamburg Central 1942
  63. 60: Whining Verboten! 1942
  64. 61: Half Hitler 1942
  65. 62: The Hymen Cap 1942
  66. 63: Funny Corpse 1942
  67. 64: Humanity 2009
  68. 65: A Polish Stallion 1944
  69. 66: Among the Sorbs 1944
  70. 67: Marek 1944
  71. 68: Yagina 1944
  72. 69: European Fields 1975
  73. 70: Skin Song 1944
  74. 71: ‘Germany Girl’ 1944
  75. 72: 17 June 1944
  76. 73: Red 1944
  77. 74: 18 June 1944
  78. 75: Crackling Gravel 1944
  79. 76: Candlelit Dinner 1944
  80. 77: A Field Sparrow 1944
  81. 78: SS Kiss 1944
  82. 79: Morning with a Dead Man 1944
  83. 80: Rose Blood 1944
  84. 81: Pen Pals 2009
  85. 82: Iceland 1974
  86. 83: Bæring 1974
  87. 84: Housewife 1978
  88. 85: Hrefnuvík 1980
  89. 86: Bloway 1980
  90. 87: The Leaf and the Wind 1984
  91. 88: Funerals 1988
  92. 89: Rib Report 2009
  93. 90: Eye of War 1944
  94. 91: Women and Booze 1944
  95. 92: War from a Distance 1944
  96. 93: Piglet in the Woods 1944
  97. 94: Mrs Johnson 1945
  98. 95: Depression with Whipped Cream 1945
  99. 96: ‘The Songbird of Spring is Here!’ 1945
  100. 97: Spite and Love 2009
  101. 98: Escaping Post-war Iceland 1948
  102. 99: Fair Winds 1948
  103. 100: At the Bennis’ 1949
  104. 101: El Coco 1949
  105. 102: The Milk Platform Uprising 1949
  106. 103: Epiphany 1949
  107. 104: Mollusk 1949
  108. 105: Bad Seed 1950
  109. 106: Night Coach to Baires 1950
  110. 107: Up, Up, My Soul 1951
  111. 108: Café de Flores 1952
  112. 109: Visiting Hour 2009
  113. 110: Hans Bios 1944-1945
  114. 111: Daughter-of-Pearl 1945
  115. 112: Break from Life 1945
  116. 113: Every Man for Himself 1945
  117. 114: Broken Bridge 1945
  118. 115: Bühlstraße 14 1945
  119. 116: A Fresh Beauty 1945
  120. 117: Not the Right Face 1945
  121. 118: Milk and Champagne 1945
  122. 119: 8 December 2009
  123. 120: Clasped Hands 2009
  124. Acknowledgements
  125. Copyright

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