{"product_id":"9781908376107-bloodhoof","title":"Bloodhoof","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBloodhoof is the re-casting into compulsively spare modern verse of an ancient Eddic poem . It is a minimalist epic telling of the abduction of Gerour Gymisdottir from a land of giants and the subsequent events culminating in her return from the court of Freyr of the 'wolf-grey eyes' with her beloved son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloodhoof\u003c\/em\u003e is a compulsively modern recasting of the ancient Eddic poem Skírnimál – a minimalist epic telling of the abduction of Gerður Gymisdóttir from a land of giants and her eventual return from the court of Freyr with her beloved son. The journey is full of iron-hard rocks, ice and serpents, and fields of corn whispering in the breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBloodhoof\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of \"ghosts and long-dead heroes\" – a game of thrones that will linger in the memory. Parallel-text verse in Icelandic and English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerður Kristný\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Reykyavik in 1970. She has produced 18 books of fiction and non-fiction, as well as children's books and poetry. Her work recently featured in the anthology \u003cem\u003eBest European Fiction 2012\u003c\/em\u003e, and in the October 2011 issue of \u003cem\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e. She has also been a Featured Poet in \u003cem\u003eEyewear\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Her numerous prizes include the Icelandic Literature Prize in 2010 for Bloodhoof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory McTurk\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Icelandic Studies at the University of Leeds, and the editor of the \u003cem\u003eBlackwell's Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is also available as an ebook\u003c\/strong\u003e: buy it from Amazon here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450862547318,"sku":"9781908376107","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_14245383_jpg.jpg?v=1760454099","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781908376107-bloodhoof","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}