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Wikipedia article


'The Swan' (orig. Icelandic 'Svanurinn') is a novel written by the Icelandic writer Gubergur Bergsson in 1991.

Plot introduction



The story is about a nine-year-old girl sent to a country farm in Iceland to serve her probation for shoplifting (which is a characteristic Icelandic sentence). In the novel, the girl finds a kind of freedom by submitting to the inevitable restraints and suffering of remote rural life.

Awards and nominations



*In 1991, Gubergur Bergsson got the Icelandic Literary Prize for his novel, 'Svanurinn'.

*In 1992, 'Svanurinn' was nominated for the Literary Prize of the Nordic Council.

Translation



*This is one of the few novels by Gubergur Bergsson that are available in English. The English version is translated by Bernard Scudder, a member of the team producing an English translation of the Icelandic Sagas.

Adaptation



In 2017, the Icelandic film director sa Helga Hjrleifsdttir shot her first movie 'The Swan', the adaptation of 'The Swan'.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/swan-1132422 'The Swan': Film Review], 'hollywoodreporter.com', 27 October 2019

References



Category:1991 novels

Category:Icelandic novels

Category:Novels set in Iceland

Category:Icelandic-language novels

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