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Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night: A Novel Audiobook
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A NEW YORK TIMES GLOBETROTTING PICK!
Sometimes, in small places, life becomes bigger.
SUMMER LIGHT AND THEN COMES THE NIGHT is a profound and playful masterwork from one of Iceland’s most beloved authors that explores the dreams and desires of ordinary people in a rural town.
In a village of only four hundred inhabitants, life could seem unremarkable. Yet in this remote town, a new road to the city has change on everyone’s minds.
There is the beautiful, elusive Elisabet who cuts a surprisingly svelte path at The Knitting Company. Neighbors Kristin and Kjartan who seem…normal, but for their explosive passion that bewilders even themselves (and ignites the spectacular revenge of Kjartan’s wife). And then the most successful businessman in town decides to ditch his Range Rover and glamorous wife in exchange for Latin books and stargazing.
Unexpected, warm, and humorous, Stefansson explores the dreams and desires of these everyday people, and reveals the magic of life in all of its progress, its complacency, its ugliness and, ultimately, beauty.
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE ICELANDIC LITERATURE PRIZE
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“Narrator Ulf Bjorklund takes listeners on a leisurely stroll through a small Icelandic town…Every relationship is intimately performed…This unforgettable performance captures both the looming death and the charm of this small town. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“Wistful and whimsical...[Stefánsson’s] writing is fertile, yielding extraordinary imagery.”
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“An immersive and funny portrait of a community whose members squabble and celebrate in equal measure.”
— Publishers Weekly
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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Winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize
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About Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novels have been nominated for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, and his novel Summer Light, and then Comes the Night received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005. In 2011 he was awarded the P. O. Enquist Award.
About Ulf Bjorklund
Ulf Bjorklund is a global narrator with a passion for storytelling. Elegant, continental, and versatile, he voices audio tours, e-learning with video syncing, audiobooks, video games, and more in Swedish and English.