The Little Book of the Icelanders: 50 miniature essays on the quirks and foibles of the Icelandic people by Alda Sigmundsdóttir

The Little Book of the Icelanders: 50 miniature essays on the quirks and foibles of the Icelandic people

Alda Sigmundsdóttir with Megan Herbert (Illustrator)

126 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction travel adventurous funny reflective fast-paced
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In 1994, after more than 20 years away, Alda Sigmundsdóttir returned to her native Iceland as a foreigner. With a native person’s insight yet an outsider’s perspective, Alda quickly set about dissecting the national psyche of the Icelanders. 

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