· The whispering muse by Sjón, Publication date Topics Caeneus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction, Argonauts (Greek mythology) -- Fiction, Sea stories -- Fiction, Fables, Sea stories, Argonauts (Greek mythology), Caeneus (Greek mythology) Publisher New York . · 1. 1. T he muse whispers into the ear of Caeneus, once an argonaut questing for the golden fleece, now second mate on a s Danish merchant Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. · The Whispering Muse, by Sjón. (Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, May 6, ; translated by Victoria Cribb; originally published in Icelandic as Argóarflísin by Bjartur, ) Sjón stands out for me as an author who has captured the essence of Iceland. But more than that, he creates an odd, alternate view of it.
Already celebrated far beyond his native Iceland, the novels of Sjón arrive on waves of praise from writers, critics, and readers worldwide. Sjón has won countless international awards and earned ringing comparisons to Borges, Calvino, and Iceland's other literary superstar, the Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness. The Whispering Muse is his masterpiece so far. Sjón is a celebrated Icelandic poet and novelist. His novels have been translated into twenty-five languages and include From the Mouth of the Whale and The Whispering Muse (both by Telegram). Sjón won the Nordic Council Literary Prize, the equivalent of the Man Booker Prize, for The Blue Fox and Best Icelandic Novel for The Whispering Muse in Also a songwriter, he has written lyrics. The Whispering Muse is a quirky, melodic, ticklish, seamlessly translated, lovingly polished gem of a novel." —David Mitchell "An extraordinary, powerful fable—a marvel." —Alberto Manguel "Sjón is the trickster that makes the world, and he is achingly brilliant." —Junot Díaz.
The whispering muse Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. The whispering muse by Sjón, Publication date Topics. Sjon is an unusual writer. He actually does that thing which writers everywhere should be doing: he uses his considerable imaginative powers to create highly unusual texts which are extremely rivetting. The whispering muse contains many tales within tales, and draws on several archetypes in the arc of its unfolding. Born in Reykjavík in , Sjón is the author of the novels The Blue Fox, The Whispering Muse, From the Mouth of the Whale, Moonstone, and CoDex , for which he won several awards, including the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize and the Icelandic Literary Prize. He has also been short-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, and his work has been translated into thirty-five languages.
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