The Resource Woman at 1,000 degrees, a novel by Hallgrímur Helgason ; translated by Brian FitzGibbon
Woman at 1,000 degrees, a novel by Hallgrímur Helgason ; translated by Brian FitzGibbon
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The item Woman at 1,000 degrees, a novel by Hallgrímur Helgason ; translated by Brian FitzGibbon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover).
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- Summary
- "'I live here alone in a garage, together with a laptop computer and an old hand grenade. It's pretty cozy.' Herra Björnsson is at the beginning of the end of her life. Oh, she has two weeks left, maybe three--she has booked her cremation appointment, at a crispy 1,000 degrees, so it won't be long. But until then she has her cigarettes, a World War II-era weapon, some Facebook friends, and her memories to sustain her. And what a life this remarkable eighty-year-old narrator has led. ... From Herra's childhood in the remote islands of Iceland, where she was born the granddaughter of Iceland's first president, to teen years spent living by her wits alone in war-torn Europe while her father fought on the side of the Nazis, to love affairs on several continents, Herra Björnsson moved Zelig-like through the major events and locales of the twentieth century. She wed and lost husbands, had children, fled a war, kissed a Beatle, weathered the Icelandic financial crash, and mastered the Internet. She has experienced luck and betrayal and upheaval and pain, and--with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit--she has survived it all. Now, as she awaits death in a garage in Reykjavík, she shows us a woman unbowed by the forces of history. Each part of Herra's story is a poignant piece of a puzzle that comes together in the final pages of this remarkable, unpredictable, and enthralling novel."--Dust jacket
- Language
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- eng
- ice
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 391 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616206239
- Label
- Woman at 1,000 degrees
- Title
- Woman at 1,000 degrees
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Hallgrímur Helgason ; translated by Brian FitzGibbon
- Title variation
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- Woman at one thousand degrees
- Woman at 1,000°
- Language
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- eng
- ice
- eng
- Summary
- "'I live here alone in a garage, together with a laptop computer and an old hand grenade. It's pretty cozy.' Herra Björnsson is at the beginning of the end of her life. Oh, she has two weeks left, maybe three--she has booked her cremation appointment, at a crispy 1,000 degrees, so it won't be long. But until then she has her cigarettes, a World War II-era weapon, some Facebook friends, and her memories to sustain her. And what a life this remarkable eighty-year-old narrator has led. ... From Herra's childhood in the remote islands of Iceland, where she was born the granddaughter of Iceland's first president, to teen years spent living by her wits alone in war-torn Europe while her father fought on the side of the Nazis, to love affairs on several continents, Herra Björnsson moved Zelig-like through the major events and locales of the twentieth century. She wed and lost husbands, had children, fled a war, kissed a Beatle, weathered the Icelandic financial crash, and mastered the Internet. She has experienced luck and betrayal and upheaval and pain, and--with a bawdy, uncompromising spirit--she has survived it all. Now, as she awaits death in a garage in Reykjavík, she shows us a woman unbowed by the forces of history. Each part of Herra's story is a poignant piece of a puzzle that comes together in the final pages of this remarkable, unpredictable, and enthralling novel."--Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- CoCr/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hallgrímur Helgason
- Dewey number
- 839/.6934
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- PT7511.H297
- LC item number
- K6613 2018
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- FitzGibbon, Brian
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Terminally ill
- Older women
- Iceland
- Older women
- Terminally ill
- Iceland
- FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Sagas
- Label
- Woman at 1,000 degrees, a novel by Hallgrímur Helgason ; translated by Brian FitzGibbon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn967271533
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 391 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616206239
- Lccn
- 2017025092
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967271533
- Label
- Woman at 1,000 degrees, a novel by Hallgrímur Helgason ; translated by Brian FitzGibbon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn967271533
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 391 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616206239
- Lccn
- 2017025092
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967271533
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