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Karitas Untitled
- Narrated by: Anita Briem
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
A portrait of an artist trapped by convention and expectations but longing for the chaos that can set her free.
Growing up on a farm in early twentieth-century rural Iceland, Karitas Ólafsdóttir, one of six siblings, yearns for a new life. An artist, Karitas has a powerful calling and is determined to never let go of her true being, one unsuited for the conventional. But she is powerless against the fateful turns of real life and all its expectations of women. Pulled back time and again by design and by chance to the Icelandic countryside - as dutiful daughter, loving mother, and fisherman’s wife - she struggles to thrive, to be what she was meant to be.
Spanning decades and set against a breathtaking historical canvas, Karitas Untitled, an award-winning classic of Icelandic literature, is a complex and immersive portrait of an artist’s conflict with love, family, nature, and a country unaccustomed to an untraditional woman - but most of all, with herself and the creative instincts she has no choice but to follow.
Critic reviews
“The true heart of the book belongs not to its eponymous heroine but the strong-willed women of Iceland generally. Life here is hard, death swift and ubiquitous. Through every loss and setback, the brutal winters, the months the men spend at sea with the fishing fleet, the women endure…A convincing portrayal of the lives of Icelandic women during an important period in the country’s history.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Karitas Untitled is a newly translated Icelandic novel peopled with unique, quirky, and well-defined characters. With the talent of a true artist, the author paints stunning descriptions…this is a rich novel that readers who enjoy international literature will appreciate.”—Historical Novels Review
“Karitas Untitled is a sweeping tale as majestic and often as bleak and brutal as the Icelandic landscape and the seas that wash its shores. What really shines through is the faith Karitas and the women around her have in themselves and each other. Baldursdóttir has made a wonderful contribution to bringing Nordic literature to a wider audience.”—Authorlink
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- Anonymous User
- 14-02-23
Thoroughly enjoyed
Great story and descriptive of Iceland during that time period, lovely tie in with artist reference. Sad to finish it!
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- Cristina
- 05-08-22
Excellent book
I loved this book. Great description of live in Iceland and at the same time a lovely account on this woman's live and desire as a painter. I couldn't put it down, one of my favourite books this year.
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- SarahO
- 26-06-23
Really enjoyed this
Completely absorbing and an insight I haven’t had before into Iceland in the early part of last century. Wonderful narrator.
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- monica
- 11-12-23
Brilliant
Story, performance, everything about this book is brilliant. I could not stop listening. I wish there were other books written by this author to listen to at Audible.
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