Art as an Instrument of Equality
In her new book Secrets of the Sprakkar, First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward gender equality through interviews with its extraordinary women. Several sources claim one in ten Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetimes (though it would be more...
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| Published in: | Scandinavian review 2022-04, Vol.109 (1), p.66-77 |
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| Format: | Magazinearticle |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | In her new book Secrets of the Sprakkar, First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward gender equality through interviews with its extraordinary women. Several sources claim one in ten Icelanders will publish a book in their lifetimes (though it would be more accurate to caveat this statistic to publishing something, even a letter to the editor). Books are the most popular Christmas presents, and a large majority of the year's batch is accordingly published from mid-October to mid-December, beginning when the eagerly anticipated Book News catalog of the year's offerings is delivered to households around the country. Many former homes of writers are now museums situated around the country, from the ancestral land of the 13 th century's Snorri Sturluson, who is credited with composing several influential medieval manuscripts, to the '60s-chic sunken living room and outdoor swimming pool (a rarity in Iceland) of Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-857X |