From the Mouth of the Whale
by Drew
The Short Version: The story of Jonas Palmason, an incredibly learned poet and healer in 17th-Century Iceland. He’s consistently betrayed by his fellow man – who are all afraid of his knowledge and his man-out-of-time nature. It is a story of magic, of science – of a time when those two things weren’t necessarily a paradox. The Review: Sjón is apparently a big deal in Iceland. He has won a number of prizes for his work – and I can understand […]
Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Fiction, From the Mouth of the Whale, Historical, Literature, Sjón
