Moonstone : the boy who never was
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Author
Contributors
Cribb, Victoria. translator.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages ; 20 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Nederland Community Library - FICTION | Fic Sjon | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
UPC
40026193100
Notes
General Note
First published in 2013.
Description
"The mind-bending miniature historical epic is Sjn̤'s specialty, and Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was is no exception. But it is also Sjn̤'s most realistic, accessible, and heartfelt work yet. It is the story of a young man on the fringes of a society that is itself at the fringes of the world--at what seems like history's most tumultuous, perhaps ultimate moment. Mǹi Steinn is queer in a society in which the idea of homosexuality is beyond the furthest extreme. His city, Reykjavik in 1918, is homogeneous and isolated and seems entirely defenseless against the Spanish flu, which has already torn through Europe, Asia, and North America and is now lapping up on Iceland's shores. And if the flu doesn't do it, there's always the threat that war will spread all the way north. And yet the outside world has also brought Icelanders cinema! And there's nothing like a dark, silent room with a film from Europe flickering on the screen to help you escape from the overwhelming threats--and adventures--of the night, to transport you, to make you feel like everything is going to be all right. For Mǹi Steinn, the question is whether, at Reykjavik's darkest hour, he should retreat all the way into this imaginary world, or if he should engage with the society that has so soundly rejected him"--Amazon.com.
Target Audience
Adult.,Brodart
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sjon 1962-., & Cribb, V. (2016). Moonstone: the boy who never was (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sjon 1962- and Victoria. Cribb. 2016. Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sjon 1962- and Victoria. Cribb. Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sjon 1962-, and Victoria Cribb. Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
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