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==Literary fiction==
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|author=Jon Kalman Stefansson
|title=Heaven and Hell
|rating=3.5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Iceland, somewhen about a century ago. Five men and a young lad set out in their tiny oar- and sail-powered fishing boat, for cod. On board are people with the strength to take part in a solid twelve-hour shift - rowing four hours to the fishing banks, staying there stably for the lines, then hauling them in and rowing home. And that's not to factor in any temperament of the weather. Unfortunately it's not only knowledge of fishing these people have taken on board, for Icelandic men still like to dream of love, gaze nightly at the moon at the same time as their belles, and read stories of gods, romance and legend. It's a pity then these distractions will be fatal for one of the boy's five companions...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1906694532</amazonuk>
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|author=Christos Tsiolkas