{"product_id":"9780307386052-secondhand-the-fish-can-sing","title":"The Fish Can Sing","description":"One of the most beloved novels from the Nobel Prize winner, a poignant coming-of-age tale marked with the peculiar Icelandic blend of light irony and dark  humor. * With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author of  A Thousand Acres .   The orphan Alfgrimur has spent an idyllic childhood sheltered in the simple  turf cottage of a generous and eccentric elderly couple. Alfgrimur dreams only of  becoming a fisherman like his adoptive grandfather, until he meets Iceland's biggest  celebrity. The opera singer Gardar Holm's international fame is a source of tremendous  pride to tiny, insecure Iceland, though no one there has ever heard him sing.  A mysterious  man who mostly avoids his homeland and repeatedly fails to perform for his adoring  countrymen, Gardar takes a particular interest in Alfgrimur's budding musical talent  and urges him to seek out the world beyond the one he knows and loves. But as Alfgrimur  discovers that Gardar is not what he seems, he begins to confront the challenge of  finding his own path without turning his back on where he came from.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979935002843,"sku":"9780307386052-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d20d3b75-135d-4050-9d56-bea4d9f76786.jpg?v=1784220409","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780307386052-secondhand-the-fish-can-sing","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}