{"product_id":"12-women-under-a-svava-jakobsdzettir-9781960385581","title":"12 Women + Under a Volcano","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1990 Icelandic Literature Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew Icelandic authors have mastered the concise art form of the short story as well as Svava Jakobsdóttir. Her stories provide a powerful insight into Icelandic reality and strangeness, while simultaneously reflecting the multifaceted experience and complex relationship between the individual and society. They highlight the vulnerability and loneliness of humanity and are filled with existential peril as well as a unique beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together the stories of \u003ci\u003e12 Women \u003c\/i\u003e(1965) and \u003ci\u003eUnder a Volcano \u003c\/i\u003e(1990), providing readers with an overview of her career, from the sparse, classical nature of her earliest work with the more folklore influenced later pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Svava Jakobsdóttir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960385585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960385581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Svava Jakobsdóttir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457560916223,"sku":"9781960385581","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76f57bf3-a8cb-4b2b-98d9-6cb89573da16.jpg?v=1777399962","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/12-women-under-a-svava-jakobsdzettir-9781960385581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}