Woman at 1000 Degrees
20 hrs. 15 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Hallgrímur Helgason
Author
Hallgrímur Helgason
Narrator
Olga Baulina
Narrator
Olga Baulina
Description
“A Woman at 1000 °C” is a sparkling confession by an eighty-year-old Icelander named Herbjörg Björnsdóttir. She lives alone in a garage in the eastern part of Reykjavík, actively exchanges letters over the Internet, and recalls her eventful life. Inspired by the memoirs of the granddaughter of Iceland’s first president, the story speaks of family joys and incredible turns of fate, the tragedies and upheavals of the 20th century—including World War II in Denmark and Germany. The novel’s emotional register is wide-ranging—from high tragedy and the subtlest lyricism to biting satire of modern Icelandic society. The author’s style is unformulaic—just like the biography of the narrator herself.
“A Woman at 1000 °C” was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize (2012) and became a bestseller in many European countries. This book is being published in Russian for the second time in a new edition.
Haldlgrim Helgason (born 1959) is one of the most famous contemporary Icelandic writers, a three-time winner of the Icelandic National Prize, and a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France (2021). In Russian, the author’s poetry and novels have been published: “101 Reykjavik” (2008), “Home Economics Advice for a Hitman” (2010), “Sixty Kilograms of Sunlight” (2023), and “The Iceland Reader” (2024).
“A Woman at 1000 °C” was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize (2012) and became a bestseller in many European countries. This book is being published in Russian for the second time in a new edition.
Haldlgrim Helgason (born 1959) is one of the most famous contemporary Icelandic writers, a three-time winner of the Icelandic National Prize, and a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France (2021). In Russian, the author’s poetry and novels have been published: “101 Reykjavik” (2008), “Home Economics Advice for a Hitman” (2010), “Sixty Kilograms of Sunlight” (2023), and “The Iceland Reader” (2024).
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