Independent People - Halldór Laxness, James Anderson Thompson (Translator) (1946 Alfred Knopf vintage hardback) Locus Winner In a dark near-future

In a dark near-future

But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict

Blurb: "One of the greatest satires in American literature

Gombet sold a piece of land for a railroad bridge through Carson Drew and now believes that he was cheated

Independent People - Halldór Laxness, James Anderson Thompson (Translator) (1946 Alfred Knopf vintage hardback) Locus Winner In a dark near-futureCondition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Dark blue board with gold insignia on front and gold lettering on spine. Some wear and bump on spine ends and corners. Wear on very top edge of front board as well as a few spots that are lighter in color.. See images for the condition of this book. Blurb: Although it is set in the early twentieth century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin