{"product_id":"codex-1962-a-trilogy-paperback","title":"Codex 1962: A Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSjón\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictoria Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanning eras, continents, and genres, \u003ci\u003eCoDex 1962\u003c\/i\u003e--twenty years in the making--is Sj n's epic three-part masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of four dazzling novels translated into dozens of languages, Sj n has earned a global reputation as one of the world's most interesting writers. But what the world has never been able to read is his great trilogy of novels, known collectively as \u003ci\u003eCoDex 1962\u003c\/i\u003e--now finally complete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosef L we, the narrator, was born in 1962--the same year, the same moment even, as Sj n. Josef's story, however, stretches back decades in the form of Leo L we--a Jewish fugitive during World War II who has an affair with a maid in a German inn; together, they form a baby from a piece of clay. If the first volume is a love story, the second is a crime story: L we arrives in Iceland with the clay-baby inside a hatbox, only to be embroiled in a murder mystery--but by the end of the volume, his clay son has come to life. And in the final volume, set in present-day Reykjav k, Josef's story becomes science fiction as he crosses paths with the outlandish CEO of a biotech company (based closely on reality) who brings the story of genetics and genesis full circle. But the future, according to Sj n, is not so dark as it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCoDex 1962\u003c\/i\u003e, Sj n has woven ancient and modern material and folklore and cosmic myths into a singular masterpiece--encompassing genre fiction, theology, expressionist film, comic strips, fortean studies, genetics, and, of course, the rich tradition of Icelandic storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Reykjavik in 1962, \u003cb\u003eSjón\u003c\/b\u003e is a celebrated Icelandic author whose novels have been published in over thirty-five languages. He won the Nordic Council's Literary Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Fox\u003c\/i\u003e(the Nordic countries' equivalent of the Man Booker Prize) and the novel \u003ci\u003eFrom The Mouth Of The Whale \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for both the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The novel \u003ci\u003eMoonstone - The Boy Who Never Was\u003c\/i\u003e received every literary prize in Iceland, including the coveted Icelandic Literary Prize. \u003ci\u003eCoDex 1962\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel in three books written over 25 years, was published in Iceland in 2016 to great acclaim. As a poet, librettist, and lyricist, Sjón has published more than a half dozen poetry collections, written four opera libretti, and lyrics for various artists. In 2001 he was nominated for an Oscar for his lyrics in the film \u003ci\u003eDancer In The Dark\u003c\/i\u003e. Sjón is the president of PEN International's Icelandic Centre and lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Cribb\u003c\/b\u003e has spent the last twenty-five years immersed in Iceland's language and literature. After reading Old Icelandic at Cambridge, she took an MA in Scandinavian Studies at University College London and a BPhil in Icelandic at the University of Iceland, before working in Iceland for a number of years as a publisher, journalist, and translator. Since 2002 she has lived in London, working as a freelance translator, and currently also teaches Icelandic at University College London and in Cambridge. Her translations include Sjón's \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Fox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Mouth of the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Muse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMoonstone\u003c\/i\u003e, and three novels in collaboration with Olaf Olafsson, as well as countless other works of fiction and nonfiction, published in books, anthologies, and magazines.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772566176032,"sku":"9781250238122","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a88d1f0e84b57639cccefc214aa8fd3d.webp?v=1780408647","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/codex-1962-a-trilogy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}