{"product_id":"under-the-glacier-by-halldor-laxness-9781784877613","title":"Under the Glacier","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny and surprising novel about superstition and religion in an isolated Icelandic town. With an introduction from Susan Sontag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Wildly original, morose, uproarious... It is also one of the funniest books ever written'\u003c\/em\u003e Susan Sontag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA naive young man is sent by the bishop of Iceland to investigate a small town that has reportedly lost its faith. The church is boarded up, and the errant pastor lives with a woman who is not his wife. He has also allowed a corpse to be lodged in the glacier. So the rumours go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat he discovers is a community that regards itself as the centre of the world - earthly yet otherworldly, banal yet astonishing. Brimming with humour, mystery, and the supernatural, this is a surprising and moving novel from the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Glacier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN SONTAG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846903484652,"sku":"9781784877613","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13390963482823.jpg?v=1758928125","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/under-the-glacier-by-halldor-laxness-9781784877613","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}