Independent People Alien which leads to a threatening

which leads to a threatening vision of the future

and bookish Varya throws herself into longevity research

this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck

A brave young female Cuckoo with a mind of her own challenges the status quo and dares to stand up for what she believes

a Native-American salvage diver

Independent People Alien which leads to a threateningFrom the Nobel Prize winning Icelandic author: a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence. "A strange story, vibrant and alive. There is a rare beauty in its telling." Atlantic Monthly If Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to free