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The Whispering Muse (2005)

The Whispering Muse (2005)

Sjón
2005
135 pages
Fiction

An elderly Icelander joins a Danish merchant ship on its way to the Black Sea. During the voyage, an old sailor called Caeneus tells the tale of how he sailed with Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.

An opera based on the novel was premiered in Copenhagen in 2013.

• The Icelandic Bookseller’s Prize in 2005

Rights Sold

BasquePasazaite Liburuak
Czech RepublicDybbuk
DenmarkAthene/audio Den Grimme Ælling
Faroe IslandsNylendi
FinlandLike
NorwayTiden
SpainNórdica
TurkeyMonkl
UKCanongate
USAFarrar, Straus & Giroux
HungaryGondolat Kiado