The Glory and Trouble of Being an Icelander # 71836
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The Glory and Trouble of Being an Icelander. By Gylfi Þ. Gíslason.
Gylfi Þ. Gíslason traces some of the main features of Icelandic history and seeks to find what is special about it. As is to be expected, he dwells most on literary culture, stories, poetry and history. But the author does not shy away from facing the present. He tells of the enormous changes that have occurred in Icelandic society over the past one hundred years, traces how attitudes and assessments of foreign and security affairs have changed since World War II, and he also describes the background to Iceland's participation in trade cooperation in Western Europe, which is gradually moving to the whole of Europe. Gylfi discusses all of this with moderation and common sense. (Guðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson. www.mbl.is)
Gylfi Þ. Gíslason traces some of the main features of Icelandic history and seeks to find what is special about it. As is to be expected, he dwells most on literary culture, stories, poetry and history. But the author does not shy away from facing the present. He tells of the enormous changes that have occurred in Icelandic society over the past one hundred years, traces how attitudes and assessments of foreign and security affairs have changed since World War II, and he also describes the background to Iceland's participation in trade cooperation in Western Europe, which is gradually moving to the whole of Europe. Gylfi discusses all of this with moderation and common sense. (Guðmundur Heiðar Frímannsson. www.mbl.is)