The Golden Future
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Thorsteinn Stefansson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Oxford University Press, London, 1974
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: DJ creased within mylar. Clean text.
Thorsteinn Stefansson’s The Golden Future presents a poignant work of literary fiction that chronicles the aspirations of a young Icelandic boy burdened by rural labor and driven by dreams of becoming a writer. Set against the stark beauty and hardship of early 20th-century Iceland, the novel illustrates the tension between personal ambition and social limitation. Stefansson constructs a quietly powerful narrative that argues for the transformative potential of imagination, even in the face of economic struggle and cultural isolation. Through lyrical prose and understated drama, the story traces the boy’s journey from dairyman to itinerant peddler, culminating in a failed attempt to sell his self-published book.
Author: Thorsteinn Stefansson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Oxford University Press, London, 1974
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: DJ creased within mylar. Clean text.
Thorsteinn Stefansson’s The Golden Future presents a poignant work of literary fiction that chronicles the aspirations of a young Icelandic boy burdened by rural labor and driven by dreams of becoming a writer. Set against the stark beauty and hardship of early 20th-century Iceland, the novel illustrates the tension between personal ambition and social limitation. Stefansson constructs a quietly powerful narrative that argues for the transformative potential of imagination, even in the face of economic struggle and cultural isolation. Through lyrical prose and understated drama, the story traces the boy’s journey from dairyman to itinerant peddler, culminating in a failed attempt to sell his self-published book.