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The Little Book of the Icelanders

Alda Sigmundsdóttir
3.95/5 (498 ratings)
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Hi, and thank you for your interest in The Little Book of the Icelanders – a collection of 50 miniature essays about the quirks and foibles of the Icelandic people and what it is like to live in their midst.

In 1994, I moved back to Iceland after more than 20 years of living abroad, and ever since I have been in the enviable [to me!] position of being both an insider and an outsider in Icelandic society.

I figure this makes me sufficiently qualified to dissect the national psyche of the Icelandic people.

Among the fascinating subjects broached in the book:

* the appalling driving habits of the Icelanders
* naming conventions and customs
* the Icelanders’ profound fear of commitment
* the Icelander’s penchant for irreverence
* why Icelandic women are really men
* how the Icelanders manage to make social interactions really complicated
* the importance of the family in Icelandic society
* where to go to meet the real Icelanders [and possibly score some free financial advice]
* Rituals associated with weddings, confirmations, graduations, and deaths

… and many, many more.
Format:
ebook
Pages:
89 pages
Publication:
2011
Publisher:
Enska textasmiðjan
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
ISBN13:
kindle Asin:
B0DLT65SKF

The Little Book of the Icelanders

Alda Sigmundsdóttir
3.95/5 (498 ratings)
Read Download
Hi, and thank you for your interest in The Little Book of the Icelanders – a collection of 50 miniature essays about the quirks and foibles of the Icelandic people and what it is like to live in their midst.

In 1994, I moved back to Iceland after more than 20 years of living abroad, and ever since I have been in the enviable [to me!] position of being both an insider and an outsider in Icelandic society.

I figure this makes me sufficiently qualified to dissect the national psyche of the Icelandic people.

Among the fascinating subjects broached in the book:

* the appalling driving habits of the Icelanders
* naming conventions and customs
* the Icelanders’ profound fear of commitment
* the Icelander’s penchant for irreverence
* why Icelandic women are really men
* how the Icelanders manage to make social interactions really complicated
* the importance of the family in Icelandic society
* where to go to meet the real Icelanders [and possibly score some free financial advice]
* Rituals associated with weddings, confirmations, graduations, and deaths

… and many, many more.
Format:
ebook
Pages:
89 pages
Publication:
2011
Publisher:
Enska textasmiðjan
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
ISBN13:
kindle Asin:
B0DLT65SKF

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