{"product_id":"from-the-mouth-of-the-whale-paperback","title":"From the Mouth of the Whale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSjón\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Mouth of the Whale \u003c\/i\u003eis an Icelandic saga for the modern age. The year is 1635. Iceland is a world darkened by superstition, poverty, and cruelty. Men of science marvel over a unicorn's horn, poor folk worship the Virgin in secret, and both books and men are burned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSjón introduces us to Jónas Pálmason, a poet and self-taught healer, banished to a barren island for heretical conduct, as he recalls his gift for curing female maladies, his exorcism of a walking corpse on the remote Snjáfjöll coast, the frenzied massacre of innocent Basque whalers at the hands of local villagers, and the deaths of three of his children. Pálmason's story echoes across centuries and cultures, an epic tale that makes us see the world anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSjón is the author of, among other works, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Fox \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Muse\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Reykjavík in 1962, he is an award-winning novelist, poet, and playwright. His novels \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehave been translated into twenty-five languages. Also a lyricist, he has written songs for Björk, including for her most recent project, \u003ci\u003eBiophilia\u003c\/i\u003e, and was nominated for an Oscar for the lyrics he cowrote (with Lars von Trier) for \u003ci\u003eDancer in the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDark\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Reykjavík.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.38 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762304418080,"sku":"9780374159030","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/491f10e860f0e6293895dc09d477cdcf.webp?v=1780219138","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/from-the-mouth-of-the-whale-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}