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A fire of imagination. Memories of Einar Olgeirsson. Sólveig Kristín Einarsdóttir talks about her father.
Einar Olgeirsson was one of the most controversial and influential politicians of the last century in Iceland. He was a leader of the communists and socialists, charmed many to his cause with his legendary eloquence and played a greater role than others in their becoming stronger in Iceland than in neighboring countries. But he was also a friend and colleague of Ólafur Thor, managed a herring processing plant and a workers' association at the same time, and had nevertheless intended to devote himself to literature.
In this book, Sólveig Einarsdóttir discusses her father from various angles, how his political and private lives intertwined, how his views were formed, and the people behind the revolutionary leader. She also discusses what it was like to grow up as the child of a communist leader in the middle of the Cold War. But most of all, this book is about the power of ideals and what sacrifices are worth making for them.
The book is adorned with numerous photographs that have never before been seen by the public.
Einar Olgeirsson was one of the most controversial and influential politicians of the last century in Iceland. He was a leader of the communists and socialists, charmed many to his cause with his legendary eloquence and played a greater role than others in their becoming stronger in Iceland than in neighboring countries. But he was also a friend and colleague of Ólafur Thor, managed a herring processing plant and a workers' association at the same time, and had nevertheless intended to devote himself to literature.
In this book, Sólveig Einarsdóttir discusses her father from various angles, how his political and private lives intertwined, how his views were formed, and the people behind the revolutionary leader. She also discusses what it was like to grow up as the child of a communist leader in the middle of the Cold War. But most of all, this book is about the power of ideals and what sacrifices are worth making for them.
The book is adorned with numerous photographs that have never before been seen by the public.