: It won the 2012 Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction and the Transfuge Award for best Scandinavian fiction in France.
: Some readers find the dense, experimental style and multiple narrative threads challenging or confusing to follow. MOBI and Digital Availability Illska La Maldad Eirikur Orn Norddahl mobi
: The book is polyphonic and "brick-like," utilizing elements of rhetoric, essay, and poetry. It uses multiple timeframes and narrative tricks to engage the reader in a direct, often confrontational dialogue. Critical Reception : It won the 2012 Icelandic Literary Prize
The narrative weaves together these contemporary lives with a historical account of the in Jurbarkas, Lithuania. In 1941, half the town's population was murdered; Agnes's ancestors were involved on both sides—one of her great-grandfathers was a victim, while another was a perpetrator. Key Themes and Motifs It uses multiple timeframes and narrative tricks to
: Norðdahl seeks to integrate Iceland into broader world history, challenging the national self-image of "innocence" by highlighting the country's history of racism and nationalism.