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Gullinasni or Metamorphoses. A novel by Lucius Apuleius. Translated and annotated by Erlingur E. Halldórsson.
One of the masterpieces of Latin literature, written in the 2nd century AD. A wise woman turns the young Lucius into a donkey, but he then goes on a shopping spree and witnesses various inequalities in society. The donkey's priceless story is told and the ending is unexpected and instructive. Gullinasni has sometimes been called the first coming-of-age story in world literature, in that the main character's soul is saved after going through hardships. Kristján Árnason writes a foreword to the work. Erlingur is one of our most talented translators and he is responsible for several outstanding translations of world literature, such as Satyricon and Tídægra. (Bókatíðindi 2001).
One of the masterpieces of Latin literature, written in the 2nd century AD. A wise woman turns the young Lucius into a donkey, but he then goes on a shopping spree and witnesses various inequalities in society. The donkey's priceless story is told and the ending is unexpected and instructive. Gullinasni has sometimes been called the first coming-of-age story in world literature, in that the main character's soul is saved after going through hardships. Kristján Árnason writes a foreword to the work. Erlingur is one of our most talented translators and he is responsible for several outstanding translations of world literature, such as Satyricon and Tídægra. (Bókatíðindi 2001).