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How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island
Maybe someday
39
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
60/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Egill Bjarnason
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Date:
May 11, 2021
Takes readers on a tour of history, showing them how Iceland played a pivotal role in events as diverse as the French Revolution, the Moon Landing, and the foundation of Israel.
What The Reviewers Say
... joyously peculiar.
Bjarnason’s chronicle is basically a greatest hits album of the past millennium of Icelandic history, which can occasionally feel cursory and prone to trivia. Yet this trivia is often fascinating. For readers who are curious about all things Icelandic, including how a 'cultural war' is being waged over Iceland turning purple and why the letter Z was removed from the Icelandic language, this is the go-to book..
... insightful and fawning.
