by Hallgrimur Helgason · LUMEN · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426421814
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«La mujer a 1000º» is the literary fiction novel by Hallgrímur Helgason, published by Lumen in paperback (640 pages, in Spanish).
Herra, an eighty-year-old Icelander, lives in a basement in Reykjavík and communicates with the world via the internet. Granddaughter of Iceland's first president, she reviews the twentieth century between a Europe at war and cities like New York and Hamburg. A smoker and cancer survivor, she has decided to prepare for her death and be cremated at 1000 degrees.
Originally titled Konan við 1000°, it was published in 2011; this Spanish edition came out in 2013. It was shortlisted for the Nordic Council Literature Prize and the Icelandic Literary Prize.
For readers of contemporary and historical fiction who appreciate caustic humor and characterful narrative voices.
Hallgrímur Helgason is an Icelandic painter, novelist, translator, and columnist.
