Author Christina Sunley tells us why we “must read” Independent People, by Halldor Laxness.
When I first opened this book, it was with a feeling of trepidation and a hefty dose of familial obligation. My mother had sent it to me in the mail, accompanied by a note that said ‘You must read this’ — a phrase that was underlined three times. ‘It's written by Halldor Laxness’" she wrote. ‘He is one of Our People.’ – from “Iceland’s Stoic, Sardonic, Independent People,” by Christina Sunley, NPR